Women's headdress

The Akha people are related to the Kachin of Burma, but their traditional garment stands out of those of the other inhabitants of northern Indochina. In their clothing the Akha prefer a large amount of silver jewelry, usually large and small balls and bells, and other trappings of wealth, like the cowry shells, which used to play the role of money and coins that replaced them. This headdress was purchased on the market of the Thai city of Chiang Mai, as a decoration it has a Burmese coin of 1962. Tailand, Chiang Mai.