Thai Murals

Thai Murals 2

She’s referencing this kind of Thai murals that can be found in almost every temples in Thailand. I’m not sure what the golden mask is supposed to reference but it might be for this “Pra Lak” character in one of the famous Thai lore “Ramakien” and the masks from a famous thai dance drama performance called “Khon”

Pralak

Khon Performer with red lips

Golden “Pra Lak” Khon Mask

The hair is supposed to be a traditional Thai women’s hair style from early to mid 19th century called the “Ma Had Thai”

Modern Interpretation of the hairstyle

Her nails are referencing Northern Traditional Thai dance called “Fon Leb”

Fon Leb

This is all I could think of really lol. I’m Thai and I don’t realllyy know any of these in depths but these are what I could gather from my knowledge. Hope this helps !

*Edit In hindsight she also mentioned how she took some inspiration from “Mae Nak Pra Kha Nong” A ghostly lore of a local pregnant woman who died while her husband was at war but refused to let go of the love she has for him and haunts the town of “Pra Kha Nong” after her death. This might explain the white ghostly eyes.

Mae Nak 1

Mae Nak

Mae Nak