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The art produced in 

Southeast Asia includes the art from eleven countries that form Southeast
Asia. India of South Asia was historically one of the top sellers in art in Southeast Asia, although
there had been indigenous art in the region that predated Indian influence. The art is inspired by
many different countries around the world.

Sky Lanterns

made out of rice paper with a bamboo frame, which contain


a fuel cell or small candle are used during the year for
festivals are also commonly called as wish lanterns

Wau Kite

is a uniquely designed Malaysian kite


its wings are similar to an Arabic letter (pronounced "wow")
Farmers used kites as scarecrows in the fields and as a
means to lull their children to sleep, so they could work with
little interruption.

Songkok

is a cap widely worn in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern


Philippines and southern Thailand mostly worn by male Muslim in formal
situations such as wedding feasts, funerals or festive occasions such as the
Muslim Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha
is also called peci or kopiah
"Sa" is the Lao name for mulberry tree (broussonetia papyrifera vent). Its
bark is used to make traditional paper, either plain or with an addition of
dried flowers.

Batik

Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island
of Java, Indonesia. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a canting,] or by printing the
resist with a copper stamp called a cap. The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to colour selectively by
soaking the cloth in one colour, removing the wax with boiling water, and repeating if multiple colours are desired.

Merlion

The Merlion is the national symbol of the city-state of Singapore. It is depicted


as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish. Being of
prominent symbolic nature to Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is
widely used to represent both the country and its people in sports teams,
advertising, branding, tourism and as a national personification and patriotic
emblem of the Singaporean nation.

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