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File:Carved wooden bench furniture and crafts at Heuan Chan heritage house in Luang Prabang Laos.jpg, featured[edit]
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Info created - uploaded - nominated by Basile Morin -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:21, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
Support -- Basile Morin (talk) 01:21, 4 February 2024 (UTC)- Support Cmao20 (talk) 03:06, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support Laos well-represented with Basile Morin. ★ 03:14, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support The bench is the most interesting object in the photo, but the overall composition is nice, too. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:54, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 08:29, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
Question Is that not a Thai triangle floor cushion? Or did the classic Thai design originate in Laos? Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:19, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- That’s a tricky question you’re asking me there -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:02, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- If it is Thai, like the one in my garage, then it is out of place in this image. Pay the house another visit? Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:09, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- Not misplaced on this bench. But perhaps misplaced in a garage :-) These cushions are very widespread in South-East Asia and commonly used for massages. Sometimes on the floor, sometimes on a bed, a couch or a bench. This house is managed by Laotian people who aim to spread local traditions. Similarly this table placed on a bed is an intentional presentation. It is certainly more comfortable to read a book leaning against a soft cushion than against the rigid wooden upright -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:35, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
- Your links are not to triangle cushions. I would be surprised to find a triangle cushion anywhere near a massage table. But the real point is whether an image showing crafts from Laos should feature a modern cushion of Thai design? Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:56, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
- Laos and Thailand were a single country until 1893. Almost the same language and the cultural similarities are numerous. These triangular cushions are very old, already represented in ancient paintings. So it's quite normal to find such traditional cushions in a Laotian house. Nike shoes are American even if they are made in China. These cushions are inherited from the kingdom of Siam (including Laos) and typical from the area. Maybe the petrol lamps are made in Vietnam or Cambodia, but they are also widespread here. So finding all these elements together is not really surprising, and is even certainly intentional -- Basile Morin (talk) 12:52, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
- Sorted. Thanks for doing the research. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:52, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
- ❇️ Wooden bench for massage, yoga, meditation, shampoo, with triangle cushion: File:Shampooing by female medical attendant.gif, photo taken in 1898 or 1900 in Lampang, a few kilometers from the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang. And another example with modern furniture also for yoga, massage, relaxation -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:56, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 15:12, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support Interesting arrangement of all these things, with an inviting bench in the middle; well photographed. -- Radomianin (talk) 20:35, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Harlock81 (talk) 17:42, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support per Radomianin. --Aristeas (talk) 15:21, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 07:46, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
Result: 10 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 13:17, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
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