The Princess Collection

Princess of Cambodia

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Princess of Cambodia

(Back of the Box)

In the ancient world, this was the heart of the mighty empire of the Khmer people, who ruled Indochina from the 9th to the 13th centuries. Now, many years later, in the city of Phnon Penh, palm trees sway along the banks of the Mekong River. Not far away is The Royal Palace, home to the ruling family of Cambodia. Here lives a beautiful, raven-haired princess, daughter of the king. Springtime is in the air, and soon she will celebrate the 3-day festival of Chaul Chnam, the Cambodian New Year. On the last day of the old year, the entire palace is cleaned and made presentable for the new year. On New Year’s Day, children fly kites and many Cambodians pray for a good future. Today, she stands on the Chan Chaya Pavilion; she often comes here to view the parades. She wears a traditional sampot, knee-length wraparound skirt like a sarong. Her ancestors wore these skirts long ago. The princess is very happy, as she will attend a performance of the classical Khmer dancing. This ancient heritage has been passed down 1,000 years. Ram Vong, the traditional national dance, features slow, graceful movements of the hands and arms this dignified dance involves almost no movement of the feet. Beautiful music starts, played on gongs, drums, flutes, wooden xylophones, and tros, or one-stringed violins. The dancing begins and the princess is mesmerized.

Company	Mattel
Brand	Barbie
Type	Collector
Label	None
Line	Dolls of the World
Collection	The Princess Collection
Edition	Collector Edition
Release Date	2003
Character	None
Face Sculpt	Angel/Goddess
Body Sculpt	1999 Belly Button
Hair Type	Saran
Height	11.5″ (29 cm)
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Brown
Mattel SKU	B3460