The Black Lolo (also know as the Lolo Den and Lolo Noir) reside high in the mountains surrounding th
The Black Lolo (also know as the Lolo Den and Lolo Noir) reside high in the mountains surrounding the small town of Bao Lac in Cao Bang Province, Vietnam. There are 3 different Lolo ethnicities living in Vietnam; the Flower Lolo of Meo Vac, the Red Lolo of Lung Cu and the Black Lolo of Bao Lac.The Black Lolo are identifiable by the black cultural clothes they wear from which their name derives. The women’s cultural costume consists of plain black baggy trousers, a black turban (often worn with a bamboo circular head dress to shade from the sun), and a meticulously appliqued and hand embroidered cropped jacket. Contrasting colours of pink, green and yellow textiles are applied to a panel in geometric patterns that bare resemblance to the Flower Lolo triangle detail and the symbolic motifs of White Hmong of Lung Tam. The sleeves are decorated with thick and thin striped fabric strips that stop just before the shoulder. The outfit is finished with silver jewellery which is said to be blessed by a shaman to drive away evil spirits, and a Vietnamese hill tribe (standard issue) tartan-esque scarf is worn around the waist and the over the head. Lolo men have no special identifiable features on their clothes. Most men have adopted western style clothes on a day to day basis or wear Hmong men’s indigo jacket, trousers and beret when going to town. (source) -- source link
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