Cambodia · Weaving / Silk / Tapestry
ពិដាន (Pidan)
Pidan is Cambodia's large-format Buddhist temple hanging silk (1.5m x 3m), woven with figurative Buddhist narrative scenes using supplementary weft tapestry technique — small color bobbins passed through specific warp areas to build each figure, interlocked at color boundaries. Canonical Buddhist scene sequence (life of Buddha, Reamker, Jataka) must follow liturgical order verified by Buddhist monk consultation. Divine figures in gold thread; human figures in colored silk; demon figures in dark colors.
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Cambodia national ICH list
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