| Hmong people work hard in the fields and the gardens. The main working tool of Hmong people is a big knife. Hmong people shape a knife to suit their work, such as the long handled knife for cutting wood (Moajour), although an axe is also used. Hmong people will use a small, sharp knife when they cook a food. | |
 Short handled knife ( Jorplour) |
Short handled, sharp knife (Jorplour) The knife is 15-25 centimeters long, and the blade is razor sharp. The iron is heated and beaten into the correct shape. Usually this knife is used in the kitchen to cut vegetables, but is also carried when hunting animals in the forest. |
| Long handled knife (Moajour),is the knife used for cutting grass. It’s 30-45 centimeters long, and the top has curve to the blade. The Hmong use this knife when they go to work in the fields. |  Long handled knife (Moajour) |
 Axe (Tau) |
Axe (Tau) This is a tool for hard work, such as chopping firewood, cutting down palm trees for pig food, or other trees in the forest. The axe is the tool which the Hmong use to make a knife. It is made from iron, with the handle crafted from wood. |
| Gun (Plor-Yang) This is the Hmong gun - a rifle. The bullets are made from gunpowder mixed with scraps of wood. They use it to shoot such animals as birds, monkeys and fish. |  Gun (Plor-Yang) |
 Bow (Neng) |
Bow (Neng) A Hmong bow is made from wood or iron and put together with the rattan. It is fashioned by sharpening the wood and bending it into the shape of a bow. The head of bow is attached to a PVC tube to make it strong. It is used to shoot birds, monkeys and squirrels. |
| Bamboo basket (Kawm) Made from bamboo, they have many different styles depending on the type of Hmong people. A bamboo basket of White Hmong has an intensity of stripes and the basket is smaller than that used by the Black Hmong. Usually it is carried when working on the farm. |  Bamboo basket ( Kawm) |
 Threshing basket (Wang) |
Threshing basket (Wang) This equipment is used to winnow rice or dry vegetables. It is made from woven bamboo, starting at the center and moving to the outside. When they reach the desired size, the weave is cut into a circle and a side is created to make it strong. |
| Colander (SourJee) Used for sifting rice and lard, and made from bamboo. A circle is made and a bamboo string is used to make a bowl shape. |  Colander (SourJee) |
 Bamboo pot (Ju) |
Bamboo pot ( Ju) Hmong people use the pot to cook rice. Especially useful for families who have many members. Made from bamboo, with plain bamboo put on the inside and woven on the outside. |
| Bowl (Fuektao) Hmong people use this tool to get boiled rice, and also water (sometimes to get food for a pet). It is made from the bottle gourd by cutting it into two pieces, taking the seeds out, and leaving it on a fire to dry out. |  Bowl (Fuektao) |
 Pan (Year) |
Pan (Year) Hmong use this pan to boil feed for the animals only, not for people, because they believe that animals are dirty, therefore it cannot be used for both. |
| Iron Pot (Laogwe) A pot for cooking rice for small families. The water is boiled, the rice put into the pot, until the water boils again. Then it is strained and the pot left on the fire. |  Iron Pot (Laogwe) |
 Pounding Pot (DungJao) |
Pounding Pot (DungJao) For pounding
the powder to make Hmong sweets. Usually a big piece of wood is used.
The wood is chopped and a hollow is carved out, afterwards left to
soak for one day before use. The way to make the Hmong sweet is to boil sticky rice and pound it, using this tool. Egg yolk is put on the threshing basket to protect it from the sticky rice. After this, it is molded into a ball and covered with a banana leaf. This is to protect the sweet and so it will keep longer. This sweet is made at the New Year festival. |
| Sugar cane compress Made from wood, this tool has 2 pillars with wood in two halves across them horizontally. The top section of wood has iron weights put on it to control the pressing when crushing the sugar cane. |  Sugar cane compress |
 Chicken coop (Thercar) |
Chicken coop (Thercar) Equipment made from bamboo to carry a chicken. The frame is designed in an oval shape. Alternative bamboo colors are used when weaving the chicken coop to make it more beautiful. An entrance is built for the chicken and a handle so it can be carried anywhere. |
Corn mill (Yeb) It is a tool for Hmong people who would like to mill corn for pet feed. The corn mill is made from igneous rock and separated into two circular stones which are put together. The stone on top has a hole to drop in the seeds, and a handle on the side to turn it to grind. |
 Corn mill (Yeb) |
 Mortar (Cug) |
Mortar (Cug) Hmong people use this tool to pound rice. It’s made from a big section of wood and positioned in a hole that is dug. The mortar is put in the house and a long pestle is made to hit the ingredients put in for pounding. |
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