Myanmar’s Crafts / Burmese Crafts I

Burma or Myanmar is a country in South East Asia that connected with many countries; Thailand, China, Lao, India and Bangladesh. So, Burmese cultures are affected from surrounding countries which express through Arts, Musics, Foods and Languages.

There are many interesting and impressive Burmese Crafts or Handmade Products as follows:

v  Handmade jewelries

o   The very best color in Burmese rubies is sometimes described as "pigeon's blood".

o   Burmese people credit the rubies with having the ability to protect their owner from sickness and evil.

v  Sculptures

o   Burmese traditional sculpture contains wood sculpture, stone sculpture, and plaster sculpture but more wood sculptures will be seen in many arts and crafts shops, in many cities of Burma. The wood sculptures are liked by many people in the world to-day.      

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpture#Myanmar_.28Burma.29)

(To be continued)