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Lao art involves the myriad of forms creative, cultural expression originating from Laos. This includes both ancient artifacts and recent productions. Laotian Art often features Buddhist themes and includes such material forms as textiles, wood-carving and basket-weaving. [1] Lao art is well known for its wealth of ornamentation [2]
Buddhist motifs dominate Lao decorative art forms. Sculpture is among the most prominent form of traditional Lao art. Sculptures of the Buddha were traditionally cast in bronze, silver, gold or thong which is a gold and silver alloy. Wooden Buddha images were made by individuals seeking merit are common at the local village level.
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Somkiart Lopetcharat: Lao Buddha - The Image and Its History; Art Media Resources Ltd, 2001; ISBN 978-974-272-207-4 Henri Marchal : L’Art decoratif au Laos; Arts Asiatiques Vol. 10, No. 2, 1964 Henri Parmentier : L'art du Laos; édition révisée par Madeleine Giteau; Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient , 1988; ISBN 978-2-85539-542-5
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Lao ceramics refers to ceramic art and pottery designed or produced as a form of Lao art.The tradition of Lao ceramics dates back to the third millennium BCE. Pottery and ceramics were an essential part of the trade between Laos and its neighbours.
It is the national dance of Laos, and versions of it exist throughout the Lao-speaking region and even Cambodia, where it is known as ramvong. A slow and graceful couples dance, the men form an inner circle and the women an outer circle, with couples dancing around each other while moving in their respective circles.
Laos, [c] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or LPDR), [d] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. [12] Its capital and most populous city is Vientiane.