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Akha hill tribe women in northern Laos dress in faded shades of black cloth. Color exists only in their decorative accouterments; old coins add a bit of glinting highlight to their costumes.

“Akha Innocence”

Fine Art Photo-Akha Innocence

The Akha have developed interesting cultural mores. At age sixteen Akha lads are encouraged by their elders to build bamboo “love shacks” at the village periphery where they can freely court young ladies of mutual interest. It’s a sign of great fortune if the young girl gets pregnant prior to marriage, which always ensues shortly thereafter.

There is no written Akha language. Only Lao is taught to young Akha kids in Laotian schools these days and one day soon the world will say goodbye to the Akha culture.

Read about the unique Akha people in my travel blog post, “Akha Hill Tribes & Bamboo Love Shacks.”

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