From Place to Place

Applying black lacquer on the teeth of young coming-of-age women was a very popular rite of passage Hoi an,Vietnam – 18 March 2001

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Gold teeth are a traditional status symbol. Uzbekistan – 3 May 2007

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Tanakha paste is used as a sunblock Bagan,Myanmar –8 February 2005
Tea plucker in Newara Eliya, Sri Lanka –26 February 2004

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Vientiane, Laos – 24 November 2007

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Peru – 27 October 2011
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Solola, Guatemala – 30 October 2015
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Xangkhong, Chiang Dao, Thailand – 17 November 2007
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Carmine or brown red teeth colour are a side effect of chewing betel nut, a very common practice in SE Asia Paro, Bhutan– 7 October 2016

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