MAPEH Southeast Asian Arts

Thailand

Thai Silk is produced from the cocoons of Thai silkworms

Khorat

center of silk industry in Thailand

Mulberry Leaves

Thai weavers raise caterpillars on …

Insects nests

Red Dye

Indigo

Blue Dye

Prohut Bark

Yellow and Green Dye

Sampot

Cambodian (Wrap Skirts)

Sampot Chang Kben

Cambodian Dancer is wearing

Pidan Silk

vibrant colors in each

Pidan

Cambodian Pictorial Tapestries

Cotton Textiles

significant role in Cambodian culture

Krama

traditional check scarves woven almost universally by Cambodia

Sinh

Lao women's ankle-long skirt whose form is undeniable but whose patterns are unique to each skirt

Cambodian Symbolist for Crab

Resourcefulness

Cambodian Symbolist for Snakes

Fertility

Cambodian Symbolist for Butterflies

Beauty

Cambodian Symbolist for Birds

Success

Vietnam

Golden Thread Silks

Ha Dong

Center of Weaving and Sericulture

Jacquard Loom

a mechanical loom

Joseph Marie Jacquard

Inventor of Jacquard Loom

Shantung taffeta

Bengaline Weave

Ebony Satin

an all-natural lustrous silk hand-woven and naturally dyed using ebony fruit pods

Indonesia

Malaysia and Singapore

Titik

Point

Categories of Batik

Geometric Motifs

Kelatnan & Terengganu of Malasyia

the cradle where batik first flourished

Two Main Types of Batik

Handpainted

Handpainted Batik

the artist uses the
canting

Blockprinted Batik

done by welding
together strips of metal to form a metal
block.

Brunei's Batik

Unique among the Indonesian

Air Muleh

Brunei's traditional design

Sihn

Lao women's ankle-long skirt

Golden Thread Silks

Were born in Vietnam