841 B - Fine Pedan Pidan Tie Dye Silk Ikat Temple Banner Wall Art from Cambodia use-prayer Sometimes these combs were left

Sometimes these combs were left in the hair after combing and doubled up as ornaments

Some splinter groups use mirrors

hand woven  and hand spun cotton

Note the perfectly formed red diamonds formed between the white diamonds by the area that has been left un-embroidered (last photo)

Comparable examples of this weave may be seen at

841 B - Fine Pedan Pidan Tie Dye Silk Ikat Temple Banner Wall Art from Cambodia use-prayer Sometimes these combs were leftA finely woven silk Ikat artwork from Cambodia Such artworks are offered in worship and hung up as banners. In the olden days these were much long rectangles while this one is almost a square. Acquired in 2008 or 2009 from one of the groups that are engaged in the revival effort outside Siem Reap. Of all the ikats that I have seen, antique Cambodian ikats are the finest and though this is a revival textile (not antique), the finesse is comparable to