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    Arts and Crafts in Thailand

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    The document discusses Thai art and crafts traditions, including sculptures, ivory carvings, metalwork, woodwork, and lacquerware displayed in a museum spanning from the 7th to 19th centuries. It also mentions that Thai arts and crafts, such as paintings, musical instruments, silk, silverware, ceramics and more, are an inherent and important part of Thai cultural heritage, history and national identity. Traditional Thai crafts include papier-mache constructions and flying lanterns used in festivals.

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    The document discusses Thai art and crafts traditions, including sculptures, ivory carvings, metalwork, woodwork, and lacquerware displayed in a museum spanning from the 7th to 19th centuries. It also mentions that Thai arts and crafts, such as paintings, musical instruments, silk, silverware, ceramics and more, are an inherent and important part of Thai cultural heritage, history and national identity. Traditional Thai crafts include papier-mache constructions and flying lanterns used in festivals.

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    The document discusses Thai art and crafts traditions, including sculptures, ivory carvings, metalwork, woodwork, and lacquerware displayed in a museum spanning from the 7th to 19th centuries. It also mentions that Thai arts and crafts, such as paintings, musical instruments, silk, silverware, ceramics and more, are an inherent and important part of Thai cultural heritage, history and national identity. Traditional Thai crafts include papier-mache constructions and flying lanterns used in festivals.

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    Arts and Crafts in Thailand

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    The document discusses Thai art and crafts traditions, including sculptures, ivory carvings, metalwork, woodwork, and lacquerware displayed in a museum spanning from the 7th to 19th centuries. It also mentions that Thai arts and crafts, such as paintings, musical instruments, silk, silverware, ceramics and more, are an inherent and important part of Thai cultural heritage, history and national identity. Traditional Thai crafts include papier-mache constructions and flying lanterns used in festivals.

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     Papier-mache

     Papier-mache
    The arts of Thailand display features the
    museum’s finest thai buddhist sculptures
    in bronze and stone spanning the period
    from the 7th to the 19th centuries.
     Include carved ivory, niello ware, silver
    and gold repousse work, wood and
    lacquer.
     Thailand art and craft is woven in to the
    country’s rich cultural heritage and is an
    inherent part of thailand’s history an
    national identity.
     Thailand art and craft is woven in to the
    country’s rich cultural heritage and is an
    inherent part of thailand’s history an
    national identity.
     Tradition thai arts and craft ranges from
    paintings and musical instruments to
    beautiful silk, siver wear, model warships,
    bronze wear, soap carving, sculptures,
    wood and stone carvings. Ceramics and
    much more.
     Often traditionally made from oiled rice
    papers on a bamboo frame. They may
    also be constructed from other
    lightweight papers.
     The thai name is khom loi.
     Flying lanterns are used during the year
    for festivals, the most popular being the
    loy krathong festival.
     This festival is held on the night of the 12th
    full moon, usually in November, with
    Chang Mai believed to have the
    brightest and most spectacular
    celebrations.

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