Bishop’s house in Vietnam preserves tribal culture
The 81-year-old property doubles as a museum with a valuable collection of artifacts from different ethnic groups.
Old plumeria trees in front of the bishop’s house in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. |
The front yard of the bishop’s house, which was built in 1935 and has become a tourist attraction. |
A Virgin Mary statue at the front. |
A dugout canoe in the front yard. |
The wide and long corridor of the house. |
A golden item used in major Christian events. |
The bishop's house has a room that serves as a museum displaying musical instruments and tools used by different tribal groups in Kon Tum |
A wooden sculpture depicting activities of a tribal village. |
Wooden statues made by local tribal members show men pounding rice. |
Bones of the animals hunted by local tribal groups. |
Many old pottery items are intact. The items here are up to several hundred years old. |