South East Asia
Dyeing
Colours have some significance in Cambodia, as demonstrated by the Cambodian royal protocol, which specifies that each day of the week corresponds to a...
Silver plated copperware
Use of silverware dates back to Cambodia’s ancient times, as can attest the account of Zhou Daguan, a Chinese missionary who visited the Khmer...
Hôl lboeuk (ikat)
Ikat technique: Beginning the binding process (ikat technique) before first dyeing step
Hôl lboeuk is a Khmer expression that describes a distinctive type of silk...
Gilded Buddha images
Gilded Buddha images are recurrent in the Khmer culture, particularly the ones representing a standing Buddha with two palms facing the worshipper. This gesture...
Kain Tenunan Brunei
The traditional woven textiles, locally known as Kain tenunan Brunei is one of the material cultures which is conspicuously consumed and plays dominant role...