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HANDICRAFTS


Cambodians produce many handmade items including rattan furniture, intricate stone and wood carvings, colorful woven mats and baskets, and a variety of silver and silk ware.

Many of these items are used regularly in the daily life of Khmers.

One can readily witness master craftsmen at work and purchase such gifts in markets and specialty shops throughout the Capital.

Silversmithing
Silversmithing reached its height during the 11th century when craftsmen attained a perfection yet to be surpassed. 

Workshops supported by the Palace and School of Fine Arts also flourished in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
 
Today, craftsmen predominate in the riparian villages along the Tonle Sap.
 
They use silver from Laos and China.

It varies in purity from 70-92 percent, with many decorative objects being 90 percent pure. 

Crafts men produce objects ranging from images of the Buddha to funerary jars, chopsticks to jewelry, tiny ankle chains (chang kraang chheung ) for babies and elegant knives and forks.

Small betel nut boxes in animal motifs, such as rabbits, cats, deer and citrus fruits are the most popular. Ornate filigree work is in the traditional Islamic style. One of the great master silversmiths who taught at the School of Fine Arts is Professor Sum Samay, now 71.

A son of King Sisowath, he worked in the Royal workshops and made many beautiful objects.

Contemporary silverware can be found in various markets and antique shops in Phnom Penh.


 

 

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