Palm-Leaf Woven Carp

Palm-Leaf Woven Carp

Palm-leaf woven carp are a symbol of abundance because the fish reach full maturity at the same time that rice yields its grain. Palm-leaf woven carps are usually hung as mobiles over babies’ cradles as a way of blessing them with good health. They are items that people who visit Ayutthaya love to buy for souvenirs. The Muslims in Hualaem Village have handed down this craft to their descendants, from one generation to the next, for over a hundred years.

Palm-Leaf Woven Carp

Hualaem Village, Tha Wasukree Sub-district and Ratanachai Village, Pratoochai Sub-district, on the City Isle of Ayutthaya