Funeral of Karen man in Northern Thailand

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:27 am

just a short photo essay

https://rinse.io/s/%25C2%25A0funeral-of ... 1gxb4552k3

Splashback · Post by **Splashback** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:12 am

Wow. Nice one. I particularly like the two pictures of the smiling men and the old lady praying.

I wasn't expecting an open casket. Do you know if he died a natural death? I guess they don't use embalming fluid?

For the coins in the eyes, are they normal currency, or a special token or something?

Interesting.

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:25 pm

Splashback wrote: ↑Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:12 am
For the coins in the eyes, are they normal currency, or a special token or something?

I thought they might have been the Silver Indochina Piastre coins the hilltribes use but they appear to be ordinary 10 Baht coins.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:38 pm

died of old age, the day before. 10 baht coins
I was invited by his son to take the photos