| Accession Number | P03258.493 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Smith, Heide |
| Place made | Cambodia |
| Date made | 1993 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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A couple break up copper and bronze ware with hammers for use by the blacksmith contracted by ...
Description
A couple break up copper and bronze ware with hammers for use by the blacksmith contracted by Phnom Penh's Fine Arts School to mold up gongs, one of a number of traditional Khmer instruments being manufactured in the workshops on site at the school. A line of completed, polished gongs of descending size and tone have been lined up in front of the couple while a wicker basket of old pots sits between them. The art of instrument manufacture and playing is being revived with the assistance of Adelaide born ethnomusicologist Bill Lobban, a dedicated non government organisation (NGO) worker who began working in Cambodia from 1987, receiving support from Save the Children Fund (Australia) and Australian Volunteers Abroad to develop a programme designed to revive Cambodian music and dance at Phnom Penh's Fine Arts School, in conjunction with the State of Cambodia (SOC)'s Ministry of Culture. This image forms a series with P03258.336, .338 and .339.