‘White Elephant’ is usually presented (in the past) in royal
ceremonies or royal battlements (hand-to-hand combats on elephant’s back).
To possess a white elephant was regarded (and is still
regarded in Thailand and Burma) as a sign that the monarch reigned with justice
and power, and that the kingdom was blessed with peace and prosperity. Monarchs
often exemplified their possession of white elephants in their formal titles. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant)
Therefore, in many Crafts of Thai and Burmese people,
they particularly choose ‘White Elephant’ to express this zone’s cultures as we
could see on cloth, cushion pillow cover, flag, bookmark, lady purse,
decorating wall hanging, or even wooden elephant toy, etc.
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