Silverware (Malay)

Silver does not occur naturally in the Malay Peninsula and thus silversmithing started relatively late as an offshoot of an established gold working tradition....

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Kanthas of Bengal

Kanthas are vibrant patchworked quilts, recycled out of layers of used and discarded fabric, made by rural women in the eastern part of India. They...

Tapestry (shwe shi hto)

The art of tapestry named shwe chi hto (gold embroidery) seems to be flourished about one thousand years ago. Evidence can be found in...

Puppet (yoke thay)

Myanmar puppet stage is fully developed with drama music, songs and dances. The writer SayaHlaTha Mein wrote in his book, Myanmar Yoke – thayTabin...
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Terracotta plaques of Molela, Rajasthan

The terracotta plaques made in Molela, a small village in Rajasthan, mark it as an important hub on the terracotta map of India. Here...

Mask making

Mask making is regulated and protected by numerous traditional taboos and levels of secrecy. The latter restrictions are still part of normal life in...

Zisha (red stoneware)

Zisha (red stoneware) is a kind of ceramic product between pottery and porcelain. It has the porcelain features of compact structure, accessibility, strength, fine...

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Engraving on bamboo

Engraved bamboo is called kârè e tä in the ajië language spoken in the customary area Ajië-arhö (Houailou – Poya - Bourail- Moindou) Traditionally used...

Chhau masks of East India

Samoan Elei Siapo made with an elei pattern board. Siapo by Sylvia and Sina Hanipale. Photograph by Vanya Taule’alo

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