Cultural Heritage Product and Collection

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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Lacquerware is a special craft to the area of Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand region, but its history in Thailand pulled back from the Ayutthaya period. Some people says that lacquerware also could be found in Myanmar and Burma, countries that are Thailand neighbor.

Three layers of varnish from the sumac tree brushed into the wood or rattan base and each layer is polished with charcoal. Then the fourth layer is added, and once again polished with charcoal. For the final touch, the material was written and then soaked in red dye for several days.
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Continuing our last articles, lets move to the next generation of Khon mask makers, mask-making art Mother of Pearl Inlaying is almost as difficult than previous generations because each piece is a smooth mask must be cut and polished into a very small size to fit into every part of the pattern are equally subtle.

Carving in Hard Materials, Chisel is the art of creating patterns by cutting wood, ivory, bone or buffalo horn into the desired shape. Teak is a popular kind used in engraving, and is often used to carve Buddha and part of the decoration of the ordination space as the roof spiral. In the past, traditionally, Thai wood carvings are usually decorated with pieces of glass or plated with gold color. This is not only to beautify, but also help extend the durability of engraving.
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