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  2. Cambodian art - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in the mid-20th century, a tradition of modern art began in Cambodia, though in the later 20th century both traditional and modern arts declined for several reasons, including the killing of artists by the Khmer Rouge. The country has experienced a recent artistic revival due to increased support from governments, NGOs, and foreign ...

  3. Culture of Cambodia - Wikipedia

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    Cambodia's achievements in art, architectures, music, and dance from the 9th and 14th century have had a great influence on many neighboring kingdoms, namely Thailand and Laos. The effect of Khmer culture can still be seen today in those countries, as they share many close characteristics with current-day Cambodia.

  4. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Cambodia

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    Known in Khmer language as L'beng Teanh Prot, which is linked to Khmer tradition and culture and historically valuable evidence that can be seen through the carvings on the walls of many temples which tell of the Hindu myth “Churning of the Sea of Milk”. It is commonly played during Khmer New Year or Chlong Chet, a rice-related ceremony.

  5. Khmer traditional clothing - Wikipedia

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    At the same time Khmer culture spread its influence far beyond the boundaries of the Empire. In Zhou Daguan's The Customs of Cambodia [17] the following can be found: Among the Khmer (excluding vast numbers of hill-tribe slaves), both men and women wore their hair tied up in a knot. All were naked to the waist with a cloth around the hips.

  6. Krama - Wikipedia

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    A krama (/ k r ɑː ˈ m ɑː / krah-MAH; Khmer: ក្រមា [krɑːmáː]) [1] is a sturdy traditional Cambodian garment with many uses, including as a scarf, bandanna, to cover the face, for decorative purposes, and as a hammock for children. [2]

  7. Khmer sculpture - Wikipedia

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    An Apsara carving at Angkor Wat.. Earlier Khmer art was heavily influenced by Indian treatments of Hindu subject. By the 7th century, Khmer sculpture begins to drift away from its Hindu influences – pre-Gupta for the Buddhist figures, Pallava for the Hindu figures – and through constant stylistic evolution, it comes to develop its own originality, which by the 10th century can be ...

  8. Kbach - Wikipedia

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    In this sense, Kbach Khmer is a "system of dance gestures" [17] used in one of the three main theatre genres, all dating back to the Angkorian period—and all based on the Khmer version of the Rāmāyana—the Reamker: lakhon khol (male masked dance mime); sbek thom or sbek touch (Shadow theater) and lkhaon preah reach trop (theatre belonging ...

  9. Apsara Dance - Wikipedia

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    Research Committee on Arts and Culture, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Phnom Penh (published August 2003). "Apsara Dance | របាំអប្សរា". Angkor Database; Som, Somony (2018). " "Apsara" from Indian Mythology to Khmer Sculpture and Khmer Classical Dance" (PDF). Royal Academy of Cambodia. Cravath, Paul (1986).