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The art of crafting instrument is now mainly sold as a souvenir item at makers’ homes in Kayah villages in Loikaw and Demoso townships.a “kaloe”—a traditional bamboo guitar made by ethnic Kayah—is disappearing and the (Photo-Thet Tun Naing/The Irrawaddy)

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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