THAILAND
- featuring -
- the MEO people -
Into Meo-land, - the jungle of north Thailand -
- the narrow path to the right is barely visible on this shot -
(Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Snake!
- the dangers of the jungle -
(Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
A village on the hill side - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
A Meo house, - and a look at the first Meos - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Meos - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Meos
(Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Meos - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Wondering - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
With a little help from an elder sister - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Into a Meo village - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
A Meo Princess - - ???? - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
The village shaman in trance, - chanting in front of his altar - Apparently Buddhism had not yet reached this village, - they still believe in spirits - - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Meo farming on a cleared jungle patch - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
A Meo hunter testing his weapon - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Another Meo hunter proudly demonstrating his weapon to me, - a crossbow - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Meos - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Having fun with small brother - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
- doing some house work - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Meo life, - decorating cloth - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Meo life, - fetching water - washing clothes - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Small Meos at work - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
Just like the start, - I will end this series with a shot of the jungle in the "Opium Triangle" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)