the lady wears the bangkoar krama,
the man wears the chourt kbal krama
Robam Krama Khmer (Khmer Krama Dance)
Khmer Krama Dance performed on Cambodian Cultural Day, March 5, 2007, Chaktomuk Conference Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
This dance depicts the everyday life of rural villagers with the playful use of the Khmer krama. A krama is a multi-checkered cloth scarf commonly worn by Cambodian people, especially farmers, who often wear it around their head or neck to protect themselves from the sun when planting or doing chores.
www.mcfa.gov.kh / PERFORMING ARTS / Folk Dance
"Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cambodia", Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and UNESCO, Cambodia 2004, #8, p. 37
the lady wears the bangkoar krama,
the man wears the chourt kbal krama
the man to the left wears the chourt kbal krama, chamheang khaang sdam, (knot on the right side)