Myanmar

Myanmar preserves marionette theatre, lacquerware, lotus-stem weaving and the use of thanaka bark paste on the skin.

Music & dance Crafts Textile & dress Nature & herbalism Games & sport

Knowledge in this place

Yoke thé marionettes

Yoke thé marionettes

String puppets with many joints act out court tales above a small classical orchestra.

Bagan lacquerware

Bagan lacquerware

Coating woven bamboo with sap layers, then engraving fine designs filled with coloured pigment.

Lotus-stem weaving

Lotus-stem weaving

Drawing fine fibres from lotus stems by hand, twisting and weaving them into rare cloth.

Textile & dress

Thanaka skin paste

Thanaka skin paste

Grinding fragrant bark on a wet stone into a paste worn on cheeks to cool and protect the skin.

Nature & herbalism

Chinlone cane ball

Chinlone cane ball

A team keeps a woven rattan ball aloft with feet, knees and head in a flowing cooperative game.