The enterprising arts-and-crafter designs his Apsara dolls with traditional-looking Khmer fabric and miniature gold headdresses made by hand. Transforming the typically blonde, blue-eyed dolls with pointed toes and inhuman proportions into dark-haired Apsara figures requires special attention to every aspect of the doll’s outfit
20 October 2015
Khmer Apsara dolls attracting attention
In Siem Reap, where you would be hard pressed finding a craft not
exploited for souvenir-selling, Cheab Sibora, 21, has been turning the
iconic plastic Barbie doll into bejewelled, ikat-clad Apsara dancers for
friends and family since 2011 but is now hoping to turn them over for
profit.
The enterprising arts-and-crafter designs his Apsara dolls with traditional-looking Khmer fabric and miniature gold headdresses made by hand. Transforming the typically blonde, blue-eyed dolls with pointed toes and inhuman proportions into dark-haired Apsara figures requires special attention to every aspect of the doll’s outfit
The enterprising arts-and-crafter designs his Apsara dolls with traditional-looking Khmer fabric and miniature gold headdresses made by hand. Transforming the typically blonde, blue-eyed dolls with pointed toes and inhuman proportions into dark-haired Apsara figures requires special attention to every aspect of the doll’s outfit
11 October 2015
HOLIDAY ON PCHUM BEN DAY
Happy with the group photo, many smile many friendly kid on the way, Beautiful sunset with rice paddy.
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