Art Work
The Kahin Center houses many artifacts and artworks from the Southeast Asia region. To see some samples of the Kahin Center collection, view the locations below:
- Room 122 (Meeting Room)
- Room 123 (Seminar Room)
- Foyer
- Room 117 (Outreach)
- Main Stair
- Room 213 (Publications Managing Editor's Office)
- Room 212 (Graduate Students' Office)
- Room 210 (Visiting Fellows' Office)
- Second Floor Hall
- Second Floor Northeast Stair Hall
- Third Floor Northeast Stair Hall
- Basement Hall
Cambodian temple rubbing (War Procession)
War Procession from Bas Relief in Angkor Wat 12th B.C.
Assemblage Landscape
Chinese, mixed media including mother-of-pearl, box-framed, gift of Hai Gu, Xiamen University
Hindu Temple Portal
Woodcarving is a traditional and highly refined art form on the fabled island of Bali. Balinese-Hindu village temples, dedicated to multiple gods, are decorated with elaborate and highly stylized carvings. This elaborate portal is an example of that tradition.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. McCusker acquired the temple doorway at a wood carver's shop in the village of Ubud on Bali during their diplomatic tour in Indonesia from 1964 to 1969. Recently given to the Southeast Asia Program, it is installed in the conference room of SEAP's Kahin Center.
The portal consists of seventeen pieces joined by the mortise-and-tenon method. Notable is the floral pattern intricately woven around the sides and top of the doors. The red, gold, green, and white colors have not been retouched, at least since 1965, when it was purchased by the McCuskers. The reverse side of the portal is completely unfinished.
The doors swing inward only and are cut rather small. The idea is that, in passing through the doors into a holy place, one should bow one's head and shoulders in deference. Overall dimensions: Height: 8' 6 1/2" / Width: 5' 2" / Depth: 6 1/2"
Painting on scroll paper
Vietnamese Scholars, TuDuk Dynasty, gift of Gabriel Kolko
Cloisonné Platter
Balinese sculpture
