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Thai Heritage Conservation - Pah Khit Designs (2004)

 

pah khit - stars surrounding naga motif    pah khit - naga head motif

pah khit - girl forgetting to walk motif    pah khit - large baisi motif

 

 Issue Name:

Thai Heritage Conservation 2010 - Pah Khit Motifs

 Thai Issue Name:

อนุรักษ์มรดกไทย 2547

 Issue Date:

2004/2547-04-02

 Cause:

Annual commemorative stamps for the Thai Heritage Conservation Day in honour of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

 Catalogue Number:

2004/14-17

 Denomination:

3 Baht (4 designs)

 Unused Value:

4 Baht, 5 Baht, 4 Baht, 5 Baht

 Complete Set: 

18 Baht (unused), 8 Baht (used)

 Thailex Collection:

Unused set

 Size:

45 x 27 mm (48 x 30 mm incl. white border)

 Quantity of Stamps:

500,000 pieces per design

 Printer:

Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited, Thailand

 Subject:

hand woven pah khit with various designs: 1. laai dao lom naak (ลายดาวล้อมนาค - ‘stars surrounding naga design’); 2. laai hua phaya naak (ลายหัวพญานาค - ‘naga head design’); 3. laai sao leum deun (ลายสาวลืมเดิน - ‘girl forgetting to walk design’); 4. laai bai sih yai (ลายบายสีใหญ่ - ‘large bai si design’)

 Related Link:

pah khit, naga, phaya, bai sri, Golden Brocade, Cloth Patterns from Different Weaving Techniques, Chok Cloth Designs, Matmi Textiles