Michael Backman’s Video Reels
Here you will find dozens of short video reels – initially created for our Instagram page. Each is less than 90 seconds long and covers matters of culture, art & travel. We hope that you will enjoy them.
How betel or sirih traditionally was prepared in Southeast Asia particularly in Malaysia, Indonesia and among the Straits Chinese.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Extremely well preserved costumes associated with the Mahdi uprising in Sudan, 1880s. At the Royal Museum in Canterbury, England.
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Antique silver and gold betel leaf holders from Malaysia, Laos and Indonesia.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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The imam preaches rather than the sultan! But Islamic Malay woodcarving on Malaysia’s east coast.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Our next catalogue will be out this coming Tuesday - plus we have a brand new website to explore!
It’s bigger, better with new functionality and better search.
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An important Buddha in Bangkok for the local Hokkien Chinese community - Wat Kanlayanamit Woramahawihan. It’s not often visited by tourists and is on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Regarding Tang Dynasty influence on Japan and Japanese material culture.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Antique betel sets from Malaysia, Indonesia and the peranakan, Baba-Nonya or Straits Chinese communities.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Raw materials to make dagger and sword hilts in Southeast Asia were imported from around the world as well as being sourced locally. Globalisation has been going on for centuries.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Splendid local architecture in Phrae, northern Thailand.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Malay silverware and the betel leaf motif.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Bentong, a town in the Malaysian state of Pahang, is renowned for its ginger.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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A rare Burmese watercolour of a destroyed building in Mandalay sold by us to Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum.
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Shinto and Buddhist pilgrims leave wishes on wooden blocks called ema in designated areas in some shrines in Japan. This unusually loaded example is in Kyoto.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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A VOC shipwreck in Fremantle, Western Australia. Part of the fascinating story of early trade berweeb Europe and Asia.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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The very unusual Erawan Elephant Museum in Bangkok with its excellent collection of Bencharong Thai ceramics. With Paul Bromberg.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Invited by the lovely @pbisalp to go on a boat trip and historical tour along the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok. Also with @paul_bromberg_silver
At the splendid Perak Museum in Taiping, Malaysia. It is an important part of the Malay silverware story.
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Visiting a contemporary religious art warehouse in Bangkok.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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Sake offerings in Tokyo, Japan, to the god-like Meiji emperor.
𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (link in Bio) 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲.
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