White-Karen-Hill-Tribe-_Kodachrome_2_2-PPW

This is a scan of a slide using an epson Perfection V700 and SilverFast Archive Studio SW and is from 1972 when I was stationed in Thailand. I visited the Chian...
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This is a scan of a slide using an epson Perfection V700 and SilverFast Archive Studio SW and is from 1972 when I was stationed in Thailand. I visited the Chiang Mai area, and this regal lady was proud to show off her traditional costume.

"Karen
Population: approx 300,000 Origin: Myanmar

This is the largest of the minority groups and many of the Karen were converted to Christianity by the missionaries, with some tribes still practicing animism or being Buddhist. Within the Karen, there are three main sub-groups: White Karen or Sgaw, Black Karen or Pgo and Red Karen or Kayah.

The Karen wear woven v-neck tunics of various natural colours and turbans. Unmarried women wear distinctive long white v-neck tunics. The Karen occupy lowland areas, engaging in agriculture, including rice cultivation. They are also skilled weavers and the most environmentally conscious of the hill tribes - practicing crop rotation, thus preserving the forest"

I reprocessed this image on 12-14 16 using Picture Postcard workflow, where I did a channel blend to desaturate the colors slightly and improve skin tone, while producing a larger post image from the very large scan file.
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