The Akha are one of the six hill tribes in the mountainous regions of Northern Thailand. The hill tribes (chao khao, literally ‘mountain people’) are considered non-Thai by the Thai authorities, and ...

Akha children, living in the mountains of Northern Thailand have always made use of local materials in their games. Now they have adapted modern materials: rubber bands, mortobike tires, water bottles ...

This headdress is a souvenir that tells the story of how politics, tourism, and contact with other cultures have affected the ways of living of the Akha hill tribes in Northern Thailand.