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Shawl; Silk. Red Pha Biang or Pha Khan. Laos; Tai Neua or Red Tai (Tai Daeng) Usually two of these are worn, by women, over a black shirt for special occasions, wrapped around the torso and draped down the front, if they are Buddhists. In Arumist societies these are worn by women shamens on their heads or tied around their chests.

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