Myanmar Handicraft

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Myanmar, Burma, handarbeiten, crafts, woodcarving,
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Distinctive woodcarving is one of the traditional arts, crafts and handicraft of Myanmar.

The others are handicraft in gold, silver and iron; bronze, brass and copper casting; relief work in stucco; turnery; drawing and painting; lacquer ware; sculpting in stone or marble and lapidary work.

Traditional skills are carefully preserved in families and passed down from generation to generation to make sure the expertise in handicraft.

Carved wooden figures found in the stupas and shrines of the Bagan period, 1057-1287, suggest Myanmar carvers raised the standards of the woodcarving skills introduced from India in the 9th and 10th Century.

Traditional designs include the kanoke pan depicting intricate lotus buds, blossoms and stems; scrollwork with a floral arabesque; chu or stylized figures resembling lions with flowing manes; keinnaya and keinnayi, mythical male and female birds with human heads and torso; beloo or ogre; and galon or garuda, the mythical king of birds.

Myanmar handicraft carved wooden figures and bas-relief works are usually found on the covered stairways or zaungdans of pagodas, in monasteries in highly embellished teak panels and in many religious buildings and residences. Even household furniture, fixtures and utensils are decorated with wood carvings.

Today there is a tremendous diversity in Myanmar handicraft.

There are Myanmar handicraft Buddha images, altars and other

religious figures, nats or spirits; elephant, oxen, buffalo, tiger, bullock cart and peacocks as souvenirs for tourists; chinthes
and other objects of Myanmar legends. Orders can be placed for almost any model, at very reasonable prices.
Myanmar Handicraft Mirror Frame Carved from Wood Rectangle myanmar handicraft buddha images
Myanmar Handicraft buddhist painting Myanmar Handicraft Brass Sculpture

Wood is cheaper - in Myanmar- and softer than other materials but can be difficult to handle. Myanmar handicraft
carvers carefully select wood with the right

Myanmar Handicraft lacquer plate with rectangle pattern
degree of hardness, grain and hue for each object. Myanmar carvers prefer to work with rosewood, ironwood, teak,
tamalan (Dalbergia oliveri), hpaw (Adina cordifolia) and yamanay (Gmelina arborea).
Myanmar Handicraft Jade Bangles Myanmar Handicraft Jade Chain Myanmar Handicraft Jade Elephant

Myanmar handicraft, woodcarving, marionettes, gold, silver, iron, bronze, brass casting, copper casting, tapestry,
relief, stucco, turnery, drawing, painting,
Myanmar Handicraft lacquer elephant Myanmar Handicraft lacquer table and plate Myanmar Handicraft lacquer ware items
lacquer ware; handicraft silver ware myanmar burma sculpting, stone, marble, lapidary work, lacquer ware, tapestries, wood carving, sandal wood, textile,
mother of pearl, tribal, paintings, silver ware, jade ware, antiques and reproduction, Ivory, pearls, marble carvings, gem painting, puppets, other souvenir items, souvenirs

handicraft artisans woodcarving myanmar burma This group of smiling artisans is located close to the Shwedagon pagoda.

Traditional Myanmar handicraft skills are carefully preserved in families and passed down from generation to generation. Most of the artisans are simultaneously at home and at work in their residence. Further info e-books

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Myanmar Handicraft

Home Contact German Version

Myanmar, Burma, handarbeiten, crafts, woodcarving,
marionettes, gold, silver, iron

Myanmar Handicraft

Myanmar, Burma, handarbeiten, crafts, woodcarving, marionettes, gold, silver, iron, silver

Distinctive woodcarving is one of the traditional arts, crafts and handicraft of Myanmar.

Today there is a tremendous diversity in Myanmar handicraft.

Myanmar Handicraft

Myanmar, Burma, handarbeiten, crafts, woodcarving, marionettes, gold, silver, iron

Myanmar, Burma, handarbeiten, crafts, woodcarving,
marionettes, gold, silver, iron, silver

Myanmar, Burma, handarbeiten, crafts, woodcarving,
marionettes, gold, silver, iron