Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Handicrafts

After attending to some business in the city, we decided to visit IMPACT Muang Thong Thani to view an exhibit of Thai handicrafts from all over Thailand. Some were on display but mostly they were on sale. Elaborately designed wood carvings (photo above) caught my attention .

The art of designing bouquets using banana leaves and tiny aromatic flowers such as Jasmin and Ylang-Ylang was one of the highlights of the exhibition.

The photo above shows two clay pots and a ladle made of coconut shell. People from the north of Thailand drink water stored in these pots using the coco ladle.

The native booth above was used to demonstrate the ancient way of making cotton fiber from cotton plant and dying it.

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