Van Libo, now in his seventies, is from the second generation of his family to work as an engraver of copper and silver at the Phnhi Tes Handicraft Shop in Prek Kdam Muoy village of Koh Chen commune in Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district.
The market for decorative ornaments made from silver plated copper does not have much momentum in the current economic climate, yet there are still a few communities in Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district who pass the profession down from generation to generation.