PAN SEL MYO

TEN TRADITIONAL ARTS & CRAFTS (PAN SEL MYO)

Art is described as an unstructured and open-ended form of work; that expresses emotions, feelings, and vision. Craft denotes a form of work, involving the creation of physical objects, by the use of hands and brain.Most of the crafts are still use old methods its mean tradition.

Myanmar, rich heritage of arts and crafts dates back more than a thousand years. Many of Myanmar’s skilled artisans continue to use traditional techniques and create extraordinary works of art entirely by hand. In Myanmar, Most significant aspects of its culture is the traditional arts on Ten forms of art the Myanmar norm are called pan se myo (Ten Flowers) since the period of the Pyu Dynasty (1012-1438 BC). Which consist of blacksmithing, bronze casting, gold smiting, lacquer ware, stone, painting, stone carving, wood carving, turnery and stucco work.

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Myanmar’s religious and deeply traditional culture has contributed to a booming arts and crafts since many centuries. Myanmar’s handicraft products are only products made based on 10 types of flowers. There is no art beyond these 10 flowers.

Heavily influenced critical role in many years ago, Myanmar handicrafts can be seen home decoration products, gift products even in household products.

There are ten best well-known traditional arts and crafts called “Pan Sel Myo” (10 types of flowers). They are:

1. Panbe: make the home and agriculture necessary tools.
2. Patain: It is making gold, silver, brass and bronze.
3. Pante: Its making embossed floral panels on copper and steel plates for installation in religious buildings
4. Pantaut: making decorative floral designs with embossed. (lions, dragons and floral designs)
5. Panyan: It is the art of masonry constructing the buildings with brick, concrete and cement.
6. Panpu: The art of sculpture, made of wood.
7. Pantamaut: It is the art of stones curving. make Buddha images, elephants, deer,
8. Panpoot: It is the art of making materials by rubbing and turning woods. (umbrellas, table legs)
9. Panchi (Painting): painting that shows many feeling objects using different colors.
10. Panyun: made of bamboo and polishing with a thick black varnish. (lacquer ware)

Consequently, many handicrafts are present at MACA.