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Photo Taken: 2001

   In this section, these magnificent masks are hand-made by Master Seng Ly, who was a former dancer of the "Lak Khon Khol", a Cambodian mask dance. Master Ly is one of the oldest living artist to have survive the Khmer Rouge's killing field. At the age of an elderly man, for a period of 3 years in 1999-2002, Master Ly have made a total of 16 masked character. Now he is a retired elderly, but has handed down the masks as gift to Master Sambath Pich to continue to preserve this ancient Cambodian arts including the music Master Pich plays.    

 

Mask Hand-Made in the USA

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