Oriental Museum

Southeast Asian

The South East Asian collections at the Oriental Museum are extremely diverse, encompassing Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. They range from ceramics to textiles, and include musical instruments, wood carvings, opium weights, lacquerware, shadow puppets, and arms and armour.

 

 

Royal Cambodian teapot with lid, 19th Century CE (1979.32)

Iban headhunting sword