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Movie Reviews    Free Software    Get Your Horoscope  Lotto Numbers                   Airline    Air Cargo Track    Sea Cargo Track    Yellow Pages      MYANMAR TRADITIONAL ARTS Myanmar is know as The Golden Land or The Land of Pagodas. The country is  not only rich in natural resources but also in traditional arts ,crafts and heritage. The Ten Myanmar traditional arts are - Panbe ( the art of blacksmith ) Panbu ( the art of sculpture ) Pantain ( the art of gold and silver smith ) Pantamault ( the art of sculpting with stone ) Pantin ( the art of bronze casting ) Panpoot ( the art of turning designs on the lathe ) Pantaut ( the art of making floral designs using masonry ) Panchi ( the art of painting ) Panyan ( the art of bricklaying and masonry ) Panyun ( the art of making lacquer ware )     Panpe ( the art of blacksmith )   The art of Panbe ( black smith ) is the tempering of iron in the furnace to make necessary items. The artisans make ox cart oxle, ox cart iron, tyre, scissors, hammer, adze, pickaxe, knife, hatchet, axe, digging hoe and mattock.   Pantain ( the art of gold and silver smith )   The art of Pantain ( gold or silver smith ) is an enterprise of making items of gold or silver. Silver smith is the art of making drinking bowl, receptacle bowl, prize-cup, shield and belt. Gold smith is the art of making ear-plug, ear-drops, ear-ring, with a screw-on back piece, finger-ring bracelet , Pendent and necklace.   Pantin ( the art of bronze casting )     The art of Pantin is an enterprise producing materials of copper, bronze or brass. The artisans make triangular brass gong, gong, and brass bowl for monk, weights in the shape of brainy ducks, tray, copper pot, cup bowl, cymbal, bell jingle bell and small brass gong.   Pantaut ( the art of making floral designs using masonry )     The art of Pantaut ( stucco sculpture ) means a handicraft of making decorative floral designs in relief with stucco. The artisans make the figures of lions, dragons and floral designs with stucco.   Panyan ( the art of bricklaying and masonry )     The art of Panyan ( mason ) is an enterprise which constructs the buildings using bricks, stones and cement. The masons build brick houses, Pagoda, bridges, …   Panpu ( the art of sculpture )     The art of Panpu ( Sculpture ) means the one which produces figures and floral designs made of wood or ivory. The artisans make the figure of human beings and animals and floral designs.   Pantamault ( the art of sculpting with stone )     The art of Pantamault ( stone sculpture ) is the one stones curving. The artisans make Buddha images pole for sima, pillar, leograph, elephants, deer, circular flat stone, pestle and mortar and table.   Panpoot ( the art of turning designs on the lathe ) The art of Panpoot is an enterprise to make wooden utensils turning on turners lathe. Such as making shaft of umbrella, table legs, and legs of bed and turnery posts for Pavilions and railings. Panchi ( the art of painting )   The art of Panchi ( painting ) is the one which illustrates living animals and inanimate objects using different colours. The artists paint the figures of human beings, animals, objects, scenery designs and cartoons.   Panyun ( the art of making lacquer ware ) The art of Panyun ( Lacquerwear ) means a handicraft which produces materials made of bamboo, wood and thick black varnish (sis-se). Lacquerware artisans produce alms food bowl, bowl for monk, and bowl of pickle tea, lacquer vessel, drinking cup, betel box, and cheroot box.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      [TOP]

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