Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups whose traditional costumes present their own unique features. Ede ethnic group's costume constitutes a high level of aesthetic value.
Ede ethnic people in their traditional costumes in a ceremony held to pray for elephant’s health in Dak Lak province. (Photo: VNA)
The brocade looms of the M'Nong, Ma, and Ede ethnic groups are quite similar and are all made of bamboo and wood. The rudimentary tool needs the help of the weaver's foot and hand. (Photo: VNA)
The Ede ethnic group lives mostly in Vietnam’s central and central highlands region.(Photo: VNA)
The Ede are the 12th most populous of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, totaling 330,000. They live in Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen provinces. (Photo: VNA)
Ede ethnic group’s traditional costume. (Photo: VNA)
Buor hamlet in Tam Thang commune, Cư Jút district, in Dak Nong province is one of the oldest of the Ede ethnic people in the Central Highlands. But the hamlet is at risk of becoming a shadow of its former self as the number of traditional long houses continues to dwindle.