Title
601. Ban Iu Women (Near Pingnam)
Reference Number
601
Creator
Date
c. 1930-06-26
Format
Description
Women of the Ban Iu, or Yao ethnic group.<br><br>"BAN IU WOMEN. These women with their elaborate headdresses (white indicates a virgin) are of the nomadic Ban Iu. The Ban Iu have a maize culture. They burn off a mountainside each year, plant, harvest, and move on. Quite shy, normally, these women with their heavy baskets became quite friendly when met in the narrow defile."<br>--description from Shackford photo exhibition
Subject
Spatial Coverage (Location)
Extent (Pages, Duration, Dimensions)
5 x 7 inches
Is Part Of
Asia Collection, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa