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70 Kayan women known as the “long-necked people” who wear bronze neck rings, a disappearing tradition among the ethnic group in Karenni State. The way of life for people in her village and nearby Kayan villages in Demoso Township has been the same for generations: farming, breeding animals, hand-weaving clothes, and crafting bamboo household wares. In the last two years, however, their village has become more known to outsiders, since the introduction of community-based tourism.

Handcraft and cottage industries

Burmese handcraft and cottage industries

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A worker cutting slates to the required size. (Photo: Tin Htet Paing / The Irrawaddy)
Title:
The Last Slate-Makers of Mon State
Date:
10. April 2015
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A worker in Mudoon village on Bilu Island in Mon State shaping slate which is traditionally used as a writing surface. (Photo: Tin Htet Paing / The Irrawaddy)
Title:
The Last Slate-Makers of Mon State
Date:
10. April 2015
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A slate extracting camp on Thin Bone Mountain. (Photo: Tin Htet Paing / The Irrawaddy)
Title:
The Last Slate-Makers of Mon State
Date:
10. April 2015
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Workers inside a slate mine. (Photo: Tin Htet Paing / The Irrawaddy)
Title:
The Last Slate-Makers of Mon State
Date:
10. April 2015
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A slate mine. (Photo: Tin Htet Paing / The Irrawaddy)
Title:
The Last Slate-Makers of Mon State
Date:
10. April 2015
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A slate with the frame
Title:
The Last Slate-Makers of Mon State
Date:
10. April 2015
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slate pencils ready to distribute to buyers.
Title:
The Last Slate-Makers of Mon State
Date:
10. April 2015
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A female worker blackening the surface of a slate. (Photo: Tin Htet Paing / The Irrawaddy)
Title:
The Last Slate-Makers of Mon State
Date:
10. April 2015
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A worker smoothing the wooden frames of the slates. (Photo: Tin Htet Paing / The Irrawaddy)
Title:
The Last Slate-Makers of Mon State
Date:
10. April 2015
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