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Lenten woman with beautiful black hair concentrating on the needle work adding a bit of hair oil from time to time
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Handcrafts which are produced by Lenten tribe people
in Laos
In 2002, Yukiko Tani established H.P.E (Handcraft Promotion Enterprise) and she has been collaborating with Lenten tribe people in order to produce handcrafts such as coasters, pencil case, wrapping cloth and so on. The whole producing process is done by hand:spinning the yarns, natural dyeing from plants, weaving fabric and hand-stitching designs. Since they are all hand-made, None of the products are the same. Each of them is like an small art piece and full of Lenten people's ideas and imagination. Unique and playful designs of Lenten will give nice accents in your daily life.
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Picking cocoons at cocoonery
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A Black Tai woman drying batches of raw silk
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Ms. Wan, the leader of the Lenten tribe who supports Yukiko Tani
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Children making coasters to earn some pocket money
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A grandmother doing the needle work while taking care of her grandchild
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Profile
Yukiko Tani Born in 1963. Graduated from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. She has engaged to Mingei before she moved to Laos in 1999. She established H.P.E (Handcraft Promotion Enterprise) in 2002 and has been producing handcrafts with Lenten tribe people. |
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