Pa-Oh Women from Myanmar

I've had the craziest day today, involving getting up way too early, hospital, conference, speaking in front of several hundred people, too many taxi trips and it ended up with a cultural performance from various Burmese dance troupes.

The Pa-Oh form an ethnic group in Myanmar, comprising approximately 600,000. The Pa-Oh form the second largest ethnic group in Shan State, and are classified as part of the "Shan National Race" by the government, although they are believed to be of Tibeto-Burman stock, and are ethnolinguistically related to the Karen

[fife]

What a great portrait of some beautiful ladies.

[RGHunt]

Beautiful work

[Carys]

Lovely portrait :)

[Pea]

Sounds like you're a busy lady! hope it went well for you. Lovely shot of these two ladies

[Tabbycat]

Yes, what a busy bee you are! Beautiful ladies! I stayed with some Karen people in Northern Thailand. I was dismayed to find that they eat their dogs :-(

[Mae]

Well you are certainly one busy woman! I love the portrait, well done.

[Jo]

They are very beautiful faces that look very serene.

[richard saffold]

a national geographic type photo.

[Ross Walker]

Very pretty, and a good description of the complicated nationality. I hope you can relax on the beach now.

[👑 AnaZad]

Great capture of these pretty ladies. Seems very interesting and controversial their nationality and real roots.

[Richard]

great shot

[Katia]

Wow what a super-busy day and what a wonderful portrait of these two beauties! :) Hope you can get some rest now!

[Jawo]

Cool informative shots! I just love the story behind the photos!

[Wendy]

Interesting commentary about these beautiful women. Hope you will be able to enjoy some downtime soon!

[Joy's Focus]

Lovely portrait! Appreciate your info about their culture.