Keywords: black and white blackandwhite photo blackandwhite groupshot people monochrome outdoor black and white Akha women are the most spectacular in the hills. They wear indigo-dyed skirts and coats—with a gap between—scarlet appliqué work, and a profusion of silver and seed necklaces. Ordinarily the silver-bound circlet denotes an unmarried girl, but these women wear it as being less likely to fall off in the dance than the larger bamboo headdress. Akha women are the most spectacular in the hills. They wear indigo-dyed skirts and coats—with a gap between—scarlet appliqué work, and a profusion of silver and seed necklaces. Ordinarily the silver-bound circlet denotes an unmarried girl, but these women wear it as being less likely to fall off in the dance than the larger bamboo headdress. |