Cultural Heritage Product and Collection

Thailand are famous with its white elephant and silk fabric, but there are others that quite famous which is handmade product. Those product are often called as One product one Tambon, or could be translated as top original Thailand made product, which are handmade craft such as statue, painting, ceramic ware, etc., including foods, and other souvenirs.

Today I’d like to discuss about ceramic ware as one product one tambon. This handicraft you could see in Bangkok, in almost every section of the city. Some arts store and center such as Bang Sai Art and Craft Training Center also Chatucak Market is the examples of arts center in Thailand.
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Sasirangan fabric which is a typical craft area of South Kalimantan (Kalimantan) according to the local community elders, formerly used as a headband (Laung), as well as a belt worn men as well as scarves, veils, or udat (tank) by women.

The fabric is also a traditional dress worn in traditional ceremonies, and even used in the treatment of the sick. But this time, the fabric is no longer sasirangan allotment for the spiritual has become clothing for everyday activities, and it is typical clothing from South Kalimantan. In South Kalimantan, fabric craft sasirangan is one of the typical areas that need to be preserved and developed.
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One exotic places in Asia is Bali, Indonesia. The landscape, the beach, mountain, people, and the culture all of them combine together in Bali. And not stops in there, some Balinese handicrafts also steals tourists attention.

The Balinese Handicrafts, such as those made ​​of gold, silver and copper are increasingly making the island of Gods, Bali, seem special. Not only that, on the island of Bali, carving handicrafts made ​​of wood can also be found. In Mas village, Ubud district, Gianyar regency, about 15 kilometers from Denpasar. We can find a variety of carving handicrafts. As the form of tables, chairs, jewelry boxes, wall clocks, ashtrays, and wall hangings.
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One of the most authentic and arts heritage in Asia comes from Jepara City, one of small cultural city on Indonesia. Based on historical stories, Jepara carving has existed since the time of Majapahit Kingdom (this is about 800 years ago before Indonesia became a country).

At that time there is an artist who was asked to paint the body and face in the media empress king or carve wood. Apparently the painting on wood is very similar to the original form of the empress. And this instead of making the king happy, but actually angry, because this means that the artist already fully understand the details of body shape and face of the empress.
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Ceramic handicraft that what reflected on the word Benjarong. Benjarong itself is a traditional thai five basic colors style pottery. Benjarong also reflected of hand painted china porcelain which is painted in Thailand. Most of the products are tableware such as dinner services and tea/coffee services, other than that lamp, pots, candlesticks and many other porcelain products.

All people in thailand used is for gifts and show in their home in office. Thai people always buy it for present during thai new year because it’s very beautiful. These benjarong products can only be made by hand. When people see this product they know this is thai.
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