Ten Khaseng men standing for a photograph in Attapu Province

Photographer

Raquez, A

Date

• 1898-1900

Summary

• Ten Khaseng adult males pose standing together. The photograph is on a postcard sold in Vientiane in 2002. The original photograph was taken by Alfred Raquez, a French explorer and photographer who traveled through parts of Indochina, and specifically Laos, between 1898 and 1900. It is part of a wider body of photographs known as the "Collection Raquez."
• The location of the photograph was indicated as Attapu. The men are dressed in loincloths and woven textile blankets, with some wearing brass neckrings.