Rarely or never mentioned as one of the Thai hill tribes of northern Thailand – Karen, Hmong, Yao, Lahu, Akha and Lisu – Lawa are one of the oldest people known to have inhabited Thailand. Although professed to be of Mon – Khmer origin their roots are believed to be in lower reaches of Mekong [...]
When I first started travelling in Thailand in the early 1970s I came across few textiles of Burmese Karen, Akha, Chin, Naga and Kachin hill tribes. What I saw inspired me to go to Burma, but at the time Burma was very difficult country to travel in, and one’s stay was limited to only seven [...]
In the middle 1960s I embarked on my first trip beyond Europe. While at that point I had visited good deal of Europe and certainly enjoyed its cultural diversity, it was not until I ventured to North Africa, to Morocco and Canary Islands, that I got truly captivated by the local arts and crafts. My [...]
