Kammu (Khmu') fishing platforms

Photographer

Halpern, Joel M. (Joel Martin), 1929-

Date

• 1957

Summary

• This appears to be not only a fishing platform but also a footbridge that would be able to span the whole river even when the sandbar disappears in the wet season. For a discussion of the role of fishing in the economy, see "Economy and Society of Laos: A Brief Survey." Overall fishing is important to the Lao as well as the Kammu; this is particularly true since the former have more access to streams and rivers.