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Title: A Shan Kaleidoscope - a review of "The Shan: Culture, Art and Crafts"
Description: The Shan: Culture, Art and Crafts, by Susan Conway. River Books, Bangkok, 2006. P212... Factual errors fail to mar a beautiful book about a Burmese ethnic minority culture... "This is the ideal book for anyone interested in Shan textiles, paintings and architecture. It also contains a wealth of unique historical photographs, many taken at the turn of the last century. Susan Conway, a research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, has done a wonderful job presenting traditional Shan art and culture, and the outcome is a beautiful, coffee-table-style book, which in many ways is the first of its kind about the Shan peoples of upper and northeastern Burma. The book covers Shan history, princes and palaces, arts, crafts and even trade, and it contains detailed descriptions of Shan male and female dress and textile patterns..."
Creator/author: Bertil Lintner
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 15, No. 3
Date of publication: 2007-03-00
Date of entry/update: 2008-05-04
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Where Even Dead Flowers are Doomed
Description: An ancient Burmese tradition faces decline... The fishermen of Inle Lake are not the only ones going through hard times. one of the area?s major handicraft businesses, making so-called ?flower-molded” Buddha figurines, is also in steep decline. Generations of craftsmen have been making the exquisite statuettes for centuries, molding them from the petals of dried flowers, mixed with powder, teak sawdust and resin. Figurines molded from the petals of flowers and donated to lakeside temples are invested with miraculous powers by the Pa-O, Shan and Intha people who live in the region. But they?re also sought after as souvenirs by tourists visiting the lake. The rising cost of the raw materials, particularly the teak sawdust and resin, and encroaching competition from manufacturers of cheap wooden and plastic Buddhas have brought the local handicraft business practically to a standstill, however..."
Creator/author: Kai Wai
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy" Vol 15, No. 9
Date of publication: 2007-09-00
Date of entry/update: 2008-04-29
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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