OMA

Oma Traditional Textile Design Database

Securing Cultural Intellectual Property Rights for the Oma Ethnic Group of Laos

Welcome

Here, you will discover traditional designs created, passed down, and worn by the Oma People of Laos. This unique database was created with the Free Prior Informed Consent of the Oma of Nanam Village in Laos as an act of cultural preservation, and also represents an invitation for collaboration respecting the 3Cs’ Rule: Consent. Credit. Compensation© . The information in this database is owned by the Oma ethnic group of Nanam Village in Laos. To learn more, click here.

Textiles

Select a clothing type below or learn more about the cultural significance of Oma textiles.

Men's Head Wrap

Women's head wrap

Women's Leg Wrap

Women's Long Jacket

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People

The story of a small but proud ethnic minority group living in northern Laos.

Motifs

Details on the traditional motifs used on Oma textiles, their uses and meaning.

Techniques

The handicraft skills and materials required to create Oma textiles.

Rights

This database is part of an effort to support the cultural intellectual property rights® of Indigenous and traditional communities.

Consent

Credit

Compensation

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For any questions, licensing requests, and interest in collaboration, please contact the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre, Luang Prabang, Laos: ipadvocates@taeclaos.org

This database is part of the project “Securing Cultural Intellectual Property Rights for the Oma of Laos - Traditional Design Digital Library" and has received funding from Voice under the Laos Sudden Opportunity Grant – V-19100-LA-SO.