Friendship Album from Bangkok, Thailand
Production date
1960
Description
Scrap book/friendship album created by Thai Junior Red Cross members at Satrividhya School, Bangkok, Thailand. The cover and spine of the album are wooden and decorated with natural coloured and dark brown bamboo to make geometric patterns and spelll out the name of the school. The cover also has a wooden red cross emblem attached. The cover and spine are sewn together with tough thread, and the pages inside are held together with ribbons. Inside the front cover there is an envelope containing a handwritten letter giving details about the scrap book, and a sticker listing the names of the children who have made the book in both thai and english.The pages are black and content includes paintings, a map of Thailand, a small 3D replica of the thai national flag, images of Buddha and bhuddist temples, tourist attractions, thai royalty, religious ceremonies, textile design, classical dancers and costumes, 3D costumes of Thai traditional dress, agriculture, examples of thai minerals (in small plastic packets), and thai exports (in small plastic packets). After the pages there is a 3D picture containing miniature baskets, a cooking utensil, a spitoon, a brooch, earrings, a hair ornament, and gold leaf. One brooch appears to be missing.
Collection Type
Archives
Level of Current Record
item
Catalogue Number
RCB/2/2/8/19