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Following traditional practices, a silk weaver operates a loom to produce ikat for sale to tourists in the Russian Markets in Phnom Penh. There was a danger that traditional Khmer weaving designs and practices would disappear after the devastation of the Khmer Rouge regime and almost thirty years of social chaos. The loss of centuries old mulberry trees, the source of silk, in traditional silk-producing areas such as the Takeo district, means that silk is no longer produced in Cambodia and thread is imported from Vietnam and Thailand. Efforts are being made to revive the industry through the Cambodian Silk Weaving Revitalisation Project.
Following traditional practices, a silk weaver operates a loom to produce ikat for sale to tourists as other members of the village gather round. There was a danger that traditional Khmer weaving desi
Following traditional practices, a silk weaver in the Takeo district operates a loom to produce ikat for sale to tourists in the Russian Markets in Phnom Penh. There was a danger that traditional Khme
Following traditional practices, a young silk weaver in the Takeo district operates a loom to produce ikat for sale to tourists in the Russian Markets in Phnom Penh. Another loom sits behind her and t
A Cambodian woman carrying a bundle of colourful cotton kramas on her head pauses for an informal portrait with a friend. The krama, a traditional Cambodian scarf which can be woven from either silk o
A Cambodian woman carrying a bundle of cotton kramas on her head pauses for an informal portrait. The krama, a traditional Cambodian scarf which can be woven from either silk or cotton is manufactured
'Deities in Temples XIV' (2025) is a contemporary silk ikat weaving by Cambodian Australian artist Linda Sok. Sok’s family are Sino-Khmer (of Chinese Cambodian heritage), an ethnic group persecuted by