Khăn rằn

A museum exhibition shows women wearing the characteristic black-and-white checkered khăn rằn headscarf and black áo bà ba tunic

The khăn rằn (khăn "towel, scarf" rằn "striped") is a traditional checkered black and white shawl. It has been adapted from the Cambodian krama, and this is a traditional shawl worn in the region of Mekong Delta in Vietnam.^[1]

During the Vietnam War, the distinctive scarf was donned by the Khmer Rouge and Viet Cong soldiers to identify themselves.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ The girl in the picture: the story of Kim Phuc Denise Chong - 2000 "Sometimes, all she caught by the light of her lamp was a checkered, black-and-white shalw, the trademark khan ran worn by the southern revolutionary."
^ Stanley I. Kutler (1996) Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War ISBN 978-0-132-76932-7 "Note the black-and-white checked scarf in the background, an identifying symbol of the Viet Cong guerrilla"
^ "Vietcong NVA guerilla scarf". www.vietnam-surplus.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

External links[]

Yak Wool Scarf Store

[1] The girl in the picture: the story of Kim Phuc Denise Chong - 2000 "Sometimes, all she caught by the light of her lamp was a checkered, black-and-white shalw, the trademark khan ran worn by the southern revolutionary."

[2] Stanley I. Kutler (1996) Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War ISBN 978-0-132-76932-7 "Note the black-and-white checked scarf in the background, an identifying symbol of the Viet Cong guerrilla"

[3] "Vietcong NVA guerilla scarf". www.vietnam-surplus.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

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