Handicrafts

Spoon Making village Serveral families in the Phuan village. Napia produce Spoons demonstration. Since the late 1980s the people of this cultural village produce spoon made of aluminum UXO scrap of the Indochina War. The scrap is checked to make sure it is harmless before using. They will demonstrate the spoon production process and also give insights on the Phuan culture. You can purchase war spoons or bracelets; handwoven Lao textiles and taste the homemade rice Lao Lao whiskeys.

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Don’t forget to visit Napia Village 6 km away from the Jars site 3. The men here are blacksmiths, famous for using war remnants to make spoons initially and souvenirs later. Now, they do not use war remnants but scrap metal fo make these handmade

Paper Umbrellas from Ban Mixay

Paper Umberllas “Khan Nyu” From Ban Mixay Village. An old tradition is being revived in the phuan village of Ban Mixay. Monks or novices in Buddhist temples originally made the umbrellas. Men who were ordained into the monkhood often entered temples in villages others than those they has grown up. The umbrellas served as gift to those who come to visit. Sale of umbrellas can increase income and therefore reduce the need to carry out unsustainable farming practices or cutting down trees-practices that are destructive to the environment. Many materials used come from the forest conservation.