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Old 25th April 2008, 05:07 PM   #20
RhysMichael
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Originally Posted by Mark
Coincidentally, a dah from this thread also has this same floral design. The dha was collected in Cambodia, but I believe that it, too, is from Laos or Northern Thailand.
Mark
My thought , and its just a guess, is that these floral, faunal and geometric patterns may come from the strong early Islamic influence in the indonesian area. Would early Islamic trade in the area account for migrations of these patterns to Cambodia ?
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