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Protection from the sun: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 6; Rural women, men, and children throughout Southeast Asia commonly weave their own hats, sleeping mats, and baskets from a variety of palm leaf, bamboo, and rattan fibers. Mountain groups or highlanders are less involved in the national cash economy (often...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Processing fish: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 5; The three women are working with knives and baskets to sort and clean the fish. The wall behind them is the harbor's seawall.; By Lorraine Aragon.

Two men standing along road with rows of cock baskets: Two men, both wearing Balinese sarongs, hats, and rubber thongs, stand along a road with rows of cock baskets. The men's sarongs are both rolled up to knee height, typical for informal work activities. The man on the left is bare-chested and wears a dark baseball...; Format: image/photograph

Fishing boats: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 3; These rowboats likely are used to transport baskets of fish from larger fishing boats back to the shore for processing and sale. They also now are used to row tourists around the harbor.; By Lorraine Aragon.

A man and a woman weave baskets in a handicraft factory near Dalat: A man and a woman weave baskets in a handicraft factory near Dalat. the man in the foreground is weaving a long thin fiber, probably rattan, around a wooden frame. The woman behind is weaving on a smaller rattan frame. The woman weaver is wearing a sleeveless...; Format: image/photograph

Piles of baskets in Saquisili, Ecuador: Dozens of hand-woven baskets are piled together in an open-air market. Several shoppers are examining the baskets. Two people are carrying baskets on their heads. Saquisilí has one of the largest daily markets in Ecuador. Everything from agricultural products...; Format: image/photograph

Produce market: In Contemporary life in Vietnam, page 10; The produce vendors have their wares displayed in baskets or on mats, and they sit shaded by broad-brimmed, palm-leaf sunhats in front of storefronts with upper story apartments. Customers on foot or on motorcycles circulate through the street. Centralized...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Two Balinese women walking with baskets of soil on their heads: Two Balinese women walk in single file carrying baskets of soil on their heads. The woman in front uses her right hand to stabilize her load, while using her left hand to shield her eyes from strong sunlight. She is wearing a blue T-shirt and a brown skirt....; Format: image/photograph

Young woman arranging woven crab trap baskets in small boat at Hoa Lu: A young woman wearing a saffron orange shirt arranges crab trap baskets in a small boat at Hoa Lu. The traps appear to be woven fiber rolls about two feet wide. Probably they are set in shallow water where the crabs enter funnel-shaped, side holes looking...; Format: image/photograph

Allanstand Cottage Industries salesroom interior: Used for the Allanstand Cottage Industries publicity, this photograph shows the types of wares that were sold in the shop in the 1920s. Baskets of all shapes and sizes are displayed on the floor in front of a glass case with smaller baskets and pottery in...; Format: image/photograph

Working in the fields: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 5; Both men and women work in the wet-rice fields. Rural women living in highland Southeast Asia typically scale high mountains and do hard outdoor physical labor, which keeps them physically fit and strong. With one basket strapped at the waist and another larger...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Selling baskets on the beach at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: A peddler walks on the beach laden with straw baskets. He is walking past two sunbathers lying on the sand. A wave rolls in from the ocean. Puerto Vallarta is a port town on Mexico’s west coast. It is a popular port of call for cruise ships and has developed...; Format: image/photograph

Two women with large baskets on their heads stop by wet-rice fields: Two Balinese women with large round baskets on their heads stop on a road by flooded wet-rice fields and houses. The woman on the right crouches down in the road so that her basket can be adjusted by the woman standing on the left. The two women are walking...; Format: image/photograph

Handwoven baskets for sale in Saquisili, Ecuador: Numerous shoppers view handwoven baskets for sale in an open-air market. The Andes mountains can be seen in the background. Saquisilí has one of the largest daily markets in Ecuador. Everything from agricultural products to livestock to handcrafted goods...; Format: image/photograph

Trekkers at rest: In Upper Hyangja, Nepal, two women carry bamboo baskets on their backs. The baskets are called doko and are commonly used for transporting goods across the mountain lanscape — or portering. Both men and women as well as their children work...; Format: image/photograph

Fleeing the city: In The Ramayana, page 3.12; Crowds of people flee out a gate from the white wall around Ravana's burning city on this mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple. These figures, mostly men, are painted in commoners' wrapped sarongs or loincloths and they have a wide variety of skin colors...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Balinese boy in red clothes carries loads in baskets hung on a shoulder board: A Balinese boy in a red T-shirt, running shorts, and rubber thong sandals walks along a village path carrying his produce in two baskets hung from a shoulder board. Boys and girls in many parts of rural Southeast Asia begin helping their parents with farm...; Format: image/photograph

Winnowing by hand: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 12; Winnowing trays are round and generally plaited from bamboo strands woven tightly onto a rattan frame. In rural villages, they are made at home by members of every household along with most of their other farming and household tools. Rice grains that have...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Animals for transportation: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 9; Open-backed and slat-sided buses such as the one shown here usually serve medium distance links between towns. Passengers crowd together inside, while luggage, produce, and sometimes even livestock are tied on the roof of the bus. Rural farmers often move...; By Lorraine Aragon.

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