The Muslim minority Cham in Cambodia has over decades perfected the art of silk-making in an extraordinarily artistic, unique and masterful manner
- Silk production and process
- The Color Of Memory
- In process of Cham Silk production
- The Final Products
THE COLOR OF MEMORY: Cham Silk. Funded by TIKA (The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency).
An Initiative of the Documentation Center of Cambodia
Cham silk weavers visit the Silk Colors Training Center based in Samrong district, Takeo province
THE COLOR OF MEMORY — An Initiative of the Documentation Center of Cambodia
The main objective of the project is to preserve Cham culture and history, promote education and create an alternative development model to ensure the sustainability of the Cham way of life. A plan was outlined by the DC-Cam with unanimous support from villagers who requested assistance in preserving their cultural landmarks and using the latter for educational and awareness creation purposes.
Other than education, the project also aims at providing villagers with an alternative source of income to supplement their earnings from agricultural activities. This aspect of the project will include setting up small-scale enterprises such as a craft collective. Income earned from this enterprise will also be used partly to support education for Cham students.
- Youths’ Visit
- Experience sharing
- Exhibition
- Public Forum
- Cham Silk Community
Our passion is the propagation & growing of plants. Through our close cooperation with our growers, we successfully propagate a large part of our unique plants ourselves, which we are proud of.
This is just one step forward in promoting these unique, handmade silk products that are not only beautiful cloth but also reflective of designs that were passed down the generations (going back into the early 20th century and likely earlier).
Documentation Center of Cambodia team from Phnom Penh arrived at Kampong Cham Center at 10:30am to participate in the Cham Silk Project forum with 20 Cham Khmer Rouge genocide survivors.
Forty Cham Muslim Fisherman and Youths from in Koh Sotin Cham Muslim Community Receive Book, Witness to History: The Journal of Cambodia’s Queen Mother. Kampong Cham Documentation Center
