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  • Little girl about 5 years old in traditional costume performs a Gujarati stick dance.
    Ethnic-dance-IND201301--1014.jpg
  • Oman, village of Samad, home of traditional pit weavers.  Weaver at work on a length of red silk, seen from above since he sits in a hole in the ground.  His hands and arms show motion blur from throwing the shuttle.
    Omani_people_OMN200801--3795.jpg
  • Two Bhopa priest singers perform on their rawanhatha, bowed string instruments, singing the traditional epic.
    Two-Bhopa-singers-IND200111-7-2a.jpg
  • Two Bhopa priest singers perform on their rawanhatha, bowed string instruments, singing the traditional epic.
    Two-Bhopa-singers in Jodhpur
  • Jewel-encrusted gold mythical protective  figure on the prow of the Aaura Vayuphak royal barge in the Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok, Thailand.
    Thai sculpture THA200603_079.TIF
  • Jewel-encrusted gold figure on the prow of a royal barge in the Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok, Thailand.
    Thai_dragon_figure_THA200603_079.jpg
  • IND200111-7-3.psd
  • Old Newari carved wooden residence still occupied; laundry and bedding hang in its colonnade..
    old-house-Kathmandu-NPL200110-1-35.jpg
  • Pottery objects on display at Nakhl fortress: incense burner, oil lamp, and coffee pot, each in traditional shape with traditional decoration.
    Traditional Omani pottery
  • Stonetown carved wooden door in traditional style.
    Zanzibar_TNZ200801--4315sharp.jpg
  • Oman, in the village of Mirbat.  Facade of a brand new house in traditional design.  Open central doorway, carved wooden doors.  Children looking out of upper window.
    Omani_house_OMN200801--4119.jpg
  • Row houses in Ayvalik, newly built on traditional design.  Angular projecting upper storeys, curved iron protective bars on lower windows, arched doorways colored orange and purple.
    Ayvalik TUR199710-35a.jpg
  • Full length portrait of a single dancer in full traditional Apsara costume in white with red and gold trim, elaborate gilded headdress, arm and ankle bracelets.  One foot is slightly raised, in mid-step, arms in a traditional gesture.  She looks directly at the camera.
    KHM200602-157.jpg
  • Oman, village of Samad, home of traditional pit weavers. Portrait of elderly bearded man in traditional dress of white dishdasha and wrapped turban.  He smiles enigmatically.
    Omani_people_OMN200801--3811.jpg
  • Outside a school building in a red Hmong village near Sa Pa, North Vietnam.  Four toddlers and a mother, all in traditional clothing, carry little chairs into the doorway.  Their teacher, in contemporary clothing of pants and a pink down jacket, stands idly by.  The school building is traditionally constructed from vertical wooden planks abutting each other.
    Red-H'mong'school-Vietnamese_VTN2006...jpg
  • Market day in the Sinaw souk, Oman.  Livestock (goats, camels), vegetables, and weapons on offer.  Men and women shoppers. Two men wearing traditional outfits negotiate the sale and purchase of a rifle and/or a traditional Omani curved dagger.
    Omani_people_OMN200801--3882.jpg
  • Oman, mud brick village of Al Hamra, largely abandoned.  Though some structures still endure, no restoration seems to be attempted.  Nevertheless at least some of the multistory mud brick apartment buildings are lived in and electrical wiring is strung along the street.  An Omani man in white dishdasha and embroidered traditional cap strides purposefully down the street.
    OMN200801--3699.jpg
  • Three "black Hmong" men walking uphill on a street in the town of SaPa, North Vietnam.  They wear traditional indigo-dyed garb and carry baskets on their backs, seen from the back, their powerful legs indicate a life of climbing hills.  Three  others in more contemporary dress, carrying shopping bags, approach toward us.
    Black-H'mong-men-walking-Vietnamese_...jpg
  • Two elderly men seated in the Omani village of Misfah.  They wear traditional Omani dress of dishdasha and turban.
    OMN200801--3675.jpg
  • Three quarter view of the house built by Jim Thompson where he lived in Bangkok until his mysterious death in Malaysia.  Peaked roof, wooden panel walls in traditional Thai style.  It is a peaceful oasis within the crowded noise of the city.
    Jim_Thompson_house_THA200603_347).jpg
  • Apartment interior of a typical American middle class living room in a luxury apartment building in Virginia.  Traditional furniture, fireplace, Persian carpet, sunroom beyond in the background.
    Montebello Middle-class-living-room-...jpg
  • Market day in the Sinaw souk, Oman.  Livestock (goats, camels), vegetables, and weapons on offer.  Men and women shoppers.  Woman in red overdress wearing stiff black birka, buying vegetables and speaking to a man stall keeper.  Men shopping or keeping stalls beyond, all wearing traditional dishdashas.  Atmosphere of bustle and noise of many voices talking at once.
    Omani_people_OMN200801--3890.jpg
  • Oman, in the village of Mirbat.  Facade of a brand new house in traditional design.  Open central doorway, carved wooden doors.  Children looking out of upper window.
    OMN200801--4119.jpg
  • Hindu shrine in a Kathmandu street; seated Nepali man wearing a Dhaka Topi (traditional hat) contemplates red-painted niche in nearby wall.  He is a solitary and contemplative figure against the shrine background of freshly painted red brick..
    Kathmandu-shrine-solitary-man-NPL200...jpg
  • Mashrabeyya, wooden screens, Bayt el Razzaz, Cairo; interior view of one window showing outline of a traditionally shaped ewer.
    Mashrabeyya_wooden_grill_EGY19194452...jpg
  • Four elderly Rajasthani women in their best traditional dress seated on the ground looking at the camera.
    Elderly-Rajasthani-women-IND200111-1...jpg
  • Egyptians: village leader with his subordinate hasten on an errand.  While both men wear the traditional galabeyya, the leader strides along in white sneakers.  He looks fiercely at the camera, while his associate wears a timid expression.  Low viewpoint, from the pavement, showing both figures against a vast sky and flat landscape.
    Egyptian village leader
  • Four "Red Hmong" women seated in a row on the sidewalk outside a building in Sa Pa, their needlework laid out in front of them.  They wear traditional clothing and the typical enormous red headdresses.  One wears spectacles on the end of her nose.
    Red-H'mong-women-Vietnamese_Heritage...jpg
  • Oman, Wadi Bani Khalid.  Two drummers and a row of village men in traditional clothing dance and sing in the street, waving canes,  before a wedding. Two little boys watch their elders, imitating them.
    Omani_people_OMN200801--3968.jpg
  • Two men seated on a vast boulder in the Omani village of Misfah.  They wear traditional Omani dress of dishdasha and turban. One turns his head away and covers his face with one hand, not wanting his visage captured in the camera.
    Two Omani men seated on a boulder
  • Five young women dancers fuse into one during a moment in their traditional dance.
    Gujarati-dancers-performing-IND20130...psd
  • Two pairs, three men and one boy, seated at tiny tea house tables, deep in conversation.  One of the men wears trousers and modern dress, the other two and the boy wear the traditional galabeyya.  All are deep into their talk, intent on their subjects, one obviously speaking and the other listening.
    Two intense conversations
  • Stonetown door of wood studded with large brass nail heads.
    Zanzibar_TNZ200801--4311.jpg
  • Man talking on a mobile telephone while he lights incense spiral cones at a Vietnamese pagoda, Phong Thuong Truc, near the Marble Mountain, North Vietnam.
    man-mobile-phone-Vietnamese_VTN20060...jpg
  • Market day in the Sinaw souk, Oman.  Livestock (goats, camels), vegetables, and weapons on offer.  Men and women shoppers. Two men negotiate the sale and purchase of a rifle.
    OMN200801--3882.jpg
  • Apsara dancers perform at a Siem Reap restaurant and night club. Closeup of gesturing hands, elaborate costume, bracelets, and hair ornaments.
    KHM200602-160.tif
  • Silver belts, neckaces for incense and perfume, and daggers in their curved sheaths (khanjar) displayed on the red wall of a shop for tourists in Nizwa.  The wall is covered with bright red felt and the items hang from nails.
    OMN200801--3769.jpg
  • Figure on the prow of one of the Thai royal barges, in the Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok.  Frontal view showing gilded and bejeweled ferocity of the deity represented.
    Thai_dragon_figure_THA200603_074.jpg
  • Sharp shadow partly covers an old but occupied house in Ayvalik, Turkey.  Bicyclist passes doorway with a newish mailbox.
    Ayvalik TUR199710-24.jpg
  • Six boatmen paddle their canoes homeward to their stilt village near the shores of Tonle Sap lake, Cambodia.  They are seen from behind, the tight row of tall homes on the shore beyond.
    KHM200602-195.jpg
  • Turbanned man seated under an awning over his market stall.  He looks stern and dignified, and is not aware of the camera.
    Moroccan_MOR200411_1419.jpg
  • Market day in the Sinaw souk, Oman.  Livestock (goats, camels), vegetables, and weapons on offer.  Men and women shoppers.  Woman in red overdress wearing stiff black birka, seen in profile; her downcast gaze is visible through its eyehole.
    Omani_people_OMN200801--3884.jpg
  • Oman, fortress at Al Rustaq, originally established by Persians, 6th century AD; closeup of a falaj or irrigation canal outside the fortress walls, carefully maintained.
    Oman_falaj_OMN200801--3611.jpg
  • View of the performance in the Thang Long water puppet theater.  Audience heads, puppets in the water, backdrop, and orchestra on the left.
    Water_puppets_VTN200602-176.jpg
  • Portrait of an Omani young man in white dishdasha and red turban, seen in profile against a blue sky and distant desert landscape.  He is a guide at the ruins of the ancient port city of Sumhuram, southern Oman.
    OMN200801--4105.jpg
  • Portrait of an Omani young man in white dishdasha and red turban, seen in profile against a blue sky and distant desert landscape.  He is a guide at the ruins of the ancient port city of Sumhuram, southern Oman.
    Profile of a young Omani in red turban
  • Silver belts, neckaces for incense and perfume, and daggers in their curved sheaths (khanjar) displayed on the red wall of a shop for tourists in Nizwa.  The wall is covered with bright red felt and the items hang from nails.
    Still_life_OMN200801--3769.jpg
  • Six boatmen paddle their canoes homeward to their stilt village near the shores of Tonle Sap lake, Cambodia.  They are seen from behind, the tight row of tall homes on the shore beyond.
    Cambodia_Tonle_Sap_KHM200602-195.jpg
  • Moroccan man and his loaded donkey step together down a street in a newer section of Fes.  A woman with a child walk behind him.  Another man walks apart.  Building behind him is new.  The edges of the ancient medina are being developed.
    Fes_Medina_street_MOR200411_0530.jpg
  • Stonetown wooden door studded with large headed brass nails.  Jams and architrave are delicately carved with ornamental themes.
    Zanzibar_TNZ200801--4610.jpg
  • Figure on the prow of one of the Thai royal barges, in the Royal Barge Museum, Bangkok.  Frontal view showing gilded and bejeweled ferocity of the deity represented.
    Thai_dragon_figure_THA200603_076.jpg
  • Fairly elaborate wooden spirit house on its pole just outside a guest house in the capital city of Laos.  The spirit house has multiple flying roofs and a front veranda filled with food offerings.  The whole is festooned with fairy light, unlit in the late afternoon sun but lit at dark.
    Spirit_house_Laotian_LAO200602_372.jpg
  • Ancient village woman dressed in her best graciously serves a tray of tea.  Large nose ring, bracelets, embroidered blouse, red veil.
    Old_Rajasthani-woman-serving-tea-IND...jpg
  • Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House, where he lived and worked, in Hanoi.  View of the interior, showing study (left) and bedroom (right).  The house is small and simple, as Ho Chi Minh lived simply.  Its spacial design and surfaces are exquisite and elegant however. the image composition is a rather rigid geometric.
    Hanoi_Stilt_House_VTN200602-320.jpg
  • Mosaic panel of dragon and swastika at Long Son Pagoda, near Nha Trang.
    Vietnamese_dragon_VTN200602-064 (1).jpg
  • Oman, mud brick village of Al Hamra, largely abandoned.  Though some structures still endure, and show some basic maintenance, little restoration seems to be attempted. Here a man wearing white dishdasha and red cap strides, arms swinging, down a street under a heavy electrical wire. Bright midday sun casts heavy shadows.
    Omani mud brick village of Al Hamra
  • Shoppers, all men, in the Muscat fish market one morning.  One purchaser, wearing dishdasha, is paying for his purchase as the seated seller hands it over in a plastic bag.  Mattrah harbor beyond.
    Buying fish in Muscat
  • Market day in the Sinaw souk, Oman.  Livestock (goats, camels), vegetables, and weapons on offer.  Men and women shoppers. Two men negotiate the sale and purchase of a rifle.
    Two-Omani-men-negotiationg-sale-OMN2...jpg
  • Three-quarter perspective view of the tiny wooden St. Peter's Episcopal Church in the village of Solomon's Island, MD. A white picket fence underlines the structure visually.
    Tiny_wooden_church_USA.MD.Solomons-2...jpg
  • Berber cemetery in the Sahara, Morocco.  Recent grave, with headstone and rockpile, in the foreground; others beyond receding into the distant desert sand.
    Bedouin_cemetery_Sahara_MOR200411_07...jpg
  • Baba Ghaur was an early Moslem immigrant from Arabia who by tradition established Islam in Gujarat.
    IND201301-0521m - Copy.jpg
  • Stonetown, man wearing white disdasha strides past a traditionally carved wooden door
    Zanzibar_TNZ200801--4611.jpg
  • Traditional and modern dress worn by a neighborly group.  Cairo.
    Egyptian traditional vs modern dress.jpg
  • Workman covering kits strings with  colored glass powder for traditional kite flying competition where the aim is to cut other people's strings.
    Glass-powder-kite-string-IND201301--...dng
  • pilgrims wearing white and traditionally descend the stairs running in bare feet.
    Jain-women-pilgrims-IND201301--0903.jpg
  • Mattrah, Muscat.  Harbor view with freighters, cruise ships, ferries, and an anchored replica of a traditional dhow.
    Muscat harbor with ships
  • Group of seven musicians playing traditional Southeast Asian instruments provide concert music and offer CDs of their performances for sale, outside one of the Angkor temples.  All are amputees, victims of land mine explosions, and this is how they earn a living.  One man, hand to his mouth, is actually playing the melody on a broad leaf.
    KHM200602-088 (1).jpg
  • Oman, village of Samad, home of traditional pit weavers.  Finished examples of woven silk fabric piled on the floor.
    Still_life_OMN200801--3803.jpg
  • Inland town square, Ayvalik.  Man drinking at traditional fountain.  Trucks, a new car, and an old donkey cart.  Beyond, a minaret next to the remains of a domed church.
    Ayvalik TUR199710-02-12.jpg
  • Oman, tomb of Hadrami holy man Ben Ali, a pilgrimage site and cemetery.  Newly restored building.  Interior view, the tomb itself covered with a bright green satin cloth.  Traditional carved wooden head marker.  A few visitors visible at the other end.
    Omani_tomb_interior_OMN200801--4152.jpg
  • Omani coastal scene of a shallow inlet where boats are beached, and a 17th century watchtower tops a hill opposite.  In the foreground, closeup of the stern of a traditional dhow, of the sambuq style, with its carved and painted wooden decoration.  A small rowboat is beached alongside.  Sheets, hawsers, and ropes stretch across the image.
    Stern of a beached dhow
  • Scene in the Omani mud brick village of Misfah : traditional homes and apartments still occupied and wired for electricity.  Utility pole festooned with parallel strands of electrical wires, casting shadows on the mud brick walls.  Early afternoon sun casting heavy angular shadows on the mud brick walls.
    Omani Mud brick village of Misfah
  • Traditional bicycle rickshaw on the beach at Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh.  Its owner has left his red sneakers on it.  Two distant figures wade in the distance.  Late day shadows cast on the sand.
    BGD198102-220.jpg
  • Oman, Wadi Bani Khalid.  Two drummers and a row of village men in traditional clothing dance and sing, waving canes,  before a wedding.
    OMN200801--3968.jpg
  • The souk at Nizwa with displays of traditional Omani pottery shapes.  Harriet Weller, Archaeological Tours participant.
    OMN200801--3776.jpg
  • Mattrah, Muscat. Fish market with piles of fish, sellers, and buyers, in traditional Omani dress.  All are men.  One buyer hands money to a seller who in turn hands over a plastic bag of fish that he has bought.
    OMN200801--3538.jpg
  • One doorway to the Jim Thompson house in Bangkok.  Potted plant centered in the doorway (visitors are not supposed to use it) flanked by two ancient dragon sculptures.  The house walls are red-toned wooden panels in traditional Thai style.
    Jim_Thompson_house_THA200603_349.jpg
  • Six women dancers in traditional Gujarati costume pose after their performance at a dinner party near Bhuj.
    Gujarati-dancers-IND201301--2805.jpg
  • The two-masted sailboat, the traditional Egyptian felucca, is being used for freight -- a load of stone blocks (granite? marble?)  One crew member stands at the rudder while the other jumps off the bow into the water, holding the rope for tying it up.  Masts, sails, and jumper are all reflected in the still river water.
    Felucca tying up
  • Changu Narayan temple precinct; a World Heritage site, Kathmandu valley.  Temple dedicated to Chakra Narayan, traditionally built in 5th century and so the oldest temple in Kathmandu valley. Scattering of tourists study the structure.  The area is crowded with statuary and other sacred structures as well as living quarters of the caretakers.
    ChanguNarayan_NPL200110-06-4.jpg
  • Oman, village of Samad, home of traditional pit weavers. Emmet Brennan buys a piece of fabric from the weavers' representative (sunglasses on his head) as tourists and villagers look on.
    OMN200801--3805.jpg
  • Oman, village of Samad, home of traditional pit weavers.  Weaver at work.
    OMN200801--3799.jpg
  • Angkor Wat, closeup of two Apsara dancers and panel of foliage ornament.  Apsaras in Khmer combination of Hindu and Buddhist traditions represent supernatural sacred nymphs.
    Apsara dancers panel KHM200602-299.jpg
  • A group of seven survivors of land mine explosions earn a living by performing traditional Cambodian music in the Angkor Archaeological Park.  They also sell CDs of their performances.  They are seated on the ground in the dappled shade of the Angkor forest, their prosthetics and crutches scattered around them.  They are outside the temple of Banteay Srei, frequented by tourists.
    Land-mine-musicians-Angkor-KHM200602...jpg
  • Hanoi suburbs:  new house and apartment buildings follow traditional urban style of architecture, a tall and narrow 4-5 floor structure one or two rooms wide.  Uncollected trash in the street.
    Hanoi_suburb_apartments_VTN200602-31...jpg
  • Goldolier in his red striped shirt and straw boater standing on a bridge talking into a mobile phone as a seagull soars overhead.  Houses and apartments along the canal recede colorfully into the distance.  A juxtaposition of the old and new, the ancient houses, traditional gondolier costume, and a contemporary mobile phone.
    Daily-life-Venezia_ITA200403-1-1.jpg
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