(Baonghean.vn) – The owner of this unique collection is Mr. Lo Thanh Phong, residing in Hoa Tay block, Hoa Binh town, Tuong Duong district. Hundreds of artifacts of agricultural tools of the Thai people in Nghe An were collected and decorated in his small house, with the hope that everyone will always remember the cultural features in the lives of the people in the highlands.
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With a hobby of collecting agricultural tools of the highland people, for decades, Mr. Lo Thanh Phong has been tirelessly searching and collecting them to display in his small room. |
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He collected more than 100 artifacts, mainly agricultural tools of the Thai people in Nghe An from ancient times to the present. |
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Thai silk spinning wheel. |
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"Xao lo" - a pot used to steam silk used in weaving. According to him, Thai people still maintain the traditional brocade weaving but very few people still keep this tool. |
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The tools used to catch stream fish by the Thai people in Nghe An are very diverse, with 5-7 types. |
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Oi used to catch stream fish. |
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And this is the tool used to pan for gold in the old days. |
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The box is used to hold large, heavy objects. |
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The gourd is used by the highlanders to get spring water. |
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The crossbow used by the Thai people for hunting wild animals. If you look closely, you will see that the Thai crossbow has many differences compared to other ethnic groups such as a flat crossbow head and a retractable trigger underneath. |
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"Ca ben" - a box containing the rarest objects of the Thai people. |
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"Cáp sóc" - a unique mousetrap in the past. Mr. Lo Thanh Phong said that to find these objects, he had to travel to remote villages in the highlands with the hope that his descendants would always remember the cultural features of their ancestors' production in the past. |
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