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.ย We hope that you will enjoy them.
A large mosque commenced in 12th century Rabat, Morocco, but never finished. _______________________________________________
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #rabat #Moroccan #asianantiques #asianartlondon #mosquearchitecture #islamicarchitecture #magreb #islamicart

Gold and gilded waist buckles from Sumatra and Sulawesi. Private collection.
#michaelbackman #malaysilverandgold #indonesianantiques #ethnicjewellery #peranakan #melayu #sumatra

Why do Shinto shrines in Japan sometimes have live, small horses on their grounds? Watch and find out. _______________________________________________
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #shintoism #shinto #japanesereligion #japaneseculture #japanesetradition #tokyoshrine #asianantiques #shintogods

Thai and Malay silver and gold spittoons for betel use. Private collection.
#michaelbackman #betel #sirih #areca #dpittoons #malaysilverandgold #malayarts #thaiantique #asianartlondon #londongallery #antiquesilver #tanahmelayu

The Sultan of Perakโs Phantom Rolls Royce, Muzium Perak, Taiping, Malaysia.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #muziumperak #perak #taiping #rollsroyce #sultanofperak #malaysultans #malayculture #malayhistory #malaysilverandgold #malaysia

A Chinese temple in Bangkok with a difference - instead of all the decorations being red, they are yellow? Why?? Listen and discover why.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #thairoyalty #chinesetemple #bangkokchinese #seachinese #ang #thaireligion #thaihistory #bangkokculture

Betel sets, silver and gold, Malay world and Thailand. Private collection.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #thaisilver #thaiantiques #melayu #sirih #betel #malaysilverandgold #asianartlondon #londongallery #antiquesilver #tanahmelayu #betelnut

The royal Malay tombs and mosque in Kuala Kangsar, Perak state, peninsular Malaysia. _______________________________________________
๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #kualakangsar #perak #melayu #malayculture #malayhistory #malayroyalty #malaysilvergold #malaytradition #malayarchitecture #colonialarchitecture #mosquearchitecture

Dutch 17th century VOC shipments of ivory at the Shipwreck Museum, Fremantle, Western Australia.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #voc #dutcheastindies #batavia #fremantle #ivory #colonialantiques #shipwreck #eastwesttrade #traderoutes #shipwreckmuseum #londonantiques

Malay caping worn by infants as illustrated in the bookโMalay Silver & Gold: Courtly Splendour from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailandโ. Available from online booksellers and can be ordered from any bookshop worldwide.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #melayu #malayculture #traditionaljewellery #malaysilverandgold #caping #ethnicjewellery #ethnicjewelry #amulet #riverbooks

Traditional Malay culture and Malay royal bathing ceremonies at Istana Jahar, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #melayu #malayculture #kotabharu #istana #kelantan #malaysiaeastcoast #malaysilverandgold

Gilded-silver filigree amulets worn by the children of the Straits Chinese, Peranakan or Baba-Nonya communities of Singapore and Malacca. Private collection.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #straitschinese #babanonya #baba #nonya #peranakan #ethnicjewellery #ethnicjewelry #filigree #filigreejewelry #filigreejewellery #amulet #malacca

Nam pla or fermented fish sauce is a common ingredient in Thai food. Itโs not unique to Thailand though. Even the ancient Romans had their own version.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #thaicuisine #thaifood #nampla #fishsauce #thaiculture #thaiantiques

Betel boxes, Malay world and Thailand, 19th century. Private collection.
#michaelbackmam #betel #sirih #celapa #malaysilverandgold #malaysilver #indonesianantiques #thaiantiques

Hand-made clay bricks in the town of Ait Ben Haddou, near Marrakesh, Morocco.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #morocco #moroccanculture #northafrica #northafricanculture #moroccanarchitecture #berber #berberculture #magreb

Chinese Tang architecture and other Tang dynasty influence in Japan.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #tangdynasty #tangjapan #traditionaljapanesearchitecture #japaneseculture #japanesehistory #japanchina #chinajapan #tangarchitecture #tangchina

About Malaysiaโs minority Thai community in Tumpat, on the border of Thailand and Malaysia, in Kelantan state, Malaysia.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #malaysianculture #malaysianhistory #thaiculture #thaihistory #melayu #kelantan #pattani #kelantanhistory #kelantanese #malaysilverandgold #tumpat #tumpatkelantan

Eddie, who works in the Gallery, was given up for adoption to the goddess Guanyin when he was a baby. Hereโs why.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #guanyin #chineseculture #overseaschinese #malaysianchinese #chinesetemple #kuanyin #chinesetradition #chinesereligion

Traditional Malay mosques with tiered roofs are being replaced by non-traditional, Saudi Arabian-style mosques due to Saudi influence and money. Itโs a different version of cultural bleaching.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#michaelbackman #malayarchitecture #malayculture #malayhistory #melayu #malayart #malaysia

A brief intro on Japanese script and how it is partly based on Chinese script. In Tokyo.
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐น๐: ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป@๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ & ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐น๐ ๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ.
๐๐๐.๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐น๐๐ฑ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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#kanji #hiragana #katagana #ๅนณไปฎๅ #็ไปฎๅ #ๆผขๅญ #modernjapan #japaneseantiques #japaneseculture #japanesehistory #japanesescript #japaneselanguage #japaneseart
