Besides Thai-style art and artifacts,
the eccentric
Ban Dam
museum
in
Chiang Rai
also features some Balinese and Burmese objects. These
carved ornamental gates are in Burmese-style...
... as are the creatures that
flank this gate, i.e.
two typical legged
nagah (fig.),
i.e.
naga-like
creatures, yet with legs, while the
two fierce-looking door guardians
are
Bedogol,i.e.
Balinese
style
dvarapala
(fig.).
Ban Dam
Ban Dam
The museum's
garden also has some more modern and futuristic edifices,
such as these igloo-like structures.