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One
of the last countries to open up to the world,
Myanmar offers refreshing and unspoiled delights
to the jaded travelers. The glorious, golden
spire of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the beautiful,
ancient temples of Bagan, the Royal pavilions
and old monasteries of Mandalay, the Inland
Sea called Inle to name a very few of the
sights. The people are friendly and hospitable.
The food is not too spicy and not too sweet.
The crafts, the silks, the paintings, the
curious are unbelievable in their variety.
The opening of the country meant that old
crafts of woodcarving, weaving, etc were revived.
Gold and silversmiths had their profession
uninterrupted, and they carry on the thousand-
year tradition of exquisite work. |
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| Palaces
and grand monasteries of the old days were
beautifully decorated with carved motifs of
floral and mythical creatures, so woodcarving
is yet another craft that survived. Others
are embroidering gold thread and applique
work on velvet, the traditional tapestries:
lacquerware, the strong and flexible all-
organic cups, tray, bowls etc., made in Bagan;
the rich silk woven in Mandalay and in Inle.
The two styles are completely different. Myanmar
marionettes in their ornate costumes look
great sitting on a corner table; a minister
marionette in his high red hat may impart
wisdom, while a celestial king in a gold crown
bring good fortune. |
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| Brief
History |
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| NANDAWUN
, the biggest privately owned craft
centre in Myanmar offers one-stop shopping
for travelers, as well as whole sale
exports for dealers all over the world.
Nandawun was developed 15 years ago
as “Nandawun Handicraft Centre”
by a Burmese who love and appreciate
traditional Burmese crafts. It offers
best products of Myanmar with the best
service to our customers. Therefore,
within the last 15 years, we can open
up our branch outlets at the following
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Yangon:
National Museum (all counters inside the building)
Bagan
: Wat Kyi In, “Nandawun: Myanmar Craft
Centre
Thiripyitsaya
Sarkura Hotel in Bagan (the best hotel there)
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| Moreover,
we are distributing our crafts to all the
major hotels in Yangon, Mandalay and Bagan
which are the main tourist attraction site.
Now, we are running our shops with 40 permanent
staffs who are working hard under the following
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Purchasing
Dept. Distributing
Dept. Technical
Dept.
Sales Dept. |
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the development of the Internet and E-commerce,
our management staffs realized that we have
to develop online trading. With the experience
of our mother company, Myanmar Book Centre
Co., Ltd,(www.MyanmarBook.com)
which is selling books on Myanmar (both newly
published and rare and out-of- print books)
on the Internet, we can easily start our on-line
business in a short time. |
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| Our
Objectives |
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main objectives in setting up this web-site
is to show the world that our country is rich
in culture, art and architecture and to make
Myanmar traditional arts and crafts better
known worldwide. |
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| Items
on Sale |
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| Tapestries,
the gold embroidered and appliqued motifs
and scenes on a background of velvet. A workshop
is set up actually on the grounds so you can
see how its done.
Lacquerware, the thousand- years old traditional
craft of that old city of Bagan; the designs
are also customized, copies of the very
ancient works now in the Lacquer Museum
of Bagan. These designs you will not find
anywhere else.
Silks of all colours, weave and texture;
from Mandalay, the thick and ornately beautiful;
from Inle, the Sea in the Mountains, thin,
smooth and light silks in all colours of
the spectrum.
Pret a porter in silk, cotton, ethnic
weaves; ties; scarves.
Authentic tribal gearcostumes, decorative
headdresses beads, necklaces, armlets, bracelet;
jewelry worn by both women and warriors.
Wood carvings: figurines, screens, wall
plaques, both old and new. Also made to
order.
Paintings done on silk and cotton, replicas
of those found in ancient manuscripts and
wall paintings of old temples.
Marionettes, the complete 28 characters
of Myanmar Stage, in gorgeous costumes.
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| Special
Features |
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| Nandawun
is the first ever development of a web-site
from Myanmar. Moreover, is one & only
web site on Burmese crafts at present. It
offers Burmese crafts as much variety as possible.
Our web-site has over 1000 photos of Myanmar
arts and crafts objects which were taken by
professional photographers. Crafts from all
four corners of the country can be obtained
in one place including crafts of ethnic groups
like Shan, Kachin & etc.
Nandawun gets crafts directly from the
villages all over the country as follows:
Lacquer wares from Pagan where we have
our own production site. Moreover some of
our products are from Kyaukkar Village which
is near Shwebo and Mandalay.
Nandawun partners with Marlar
Khine Silversmith which
has (20) years experience in this field.
Raw material which is known as “Baw”
or “Silver of finest quality”
are received from the “Baw Sine”
silver mine in the Shan State. We produce
new designs as well as modify traditional
designs in Yangon where we have our silversmith.
Brooch, pendant, ring, necklace, bracelet
and other small silver items are made in
Yangon whereas big pieces like silver bowls,
boxes and harps are made in Ya-htaung village
near Sagaing and the Shan State.
Puppets, ivory products, woodcarvings
and bronze waresare from Mandalay, the centre
of Myanmar traditional crafts.
Textile products are made in Amarapura,
Mandalay and Inlay Lake. Some of the tribal
products like Ah-kar cloths are obtained
from Kengtung which is close to the border
between Burma and Thailand. Nandawun has
regular suppliers from these area and they
usually come down to Yangon to supply us.
Please note that we never get the products
from agents so that we can sell at the cheapest
prices.
Mother of Pearl and other pearl products
are made in Mergui.
Based on traditional designs Nandawun
also produces many new unique designs. For
example, many new designs of lacquer wares
and silver wares are modified and developed
by us and they are patented under current
Myanmar law.
We also welcome any customized designs
as a gift or decoration with any customized
logo.
We guarantee that our products are of
the best quality with most reasonable price.
Moreover, we have a good refund scheme.
We accept “30 days money back guarantee”
to our customers who wish to return their
purchased products if they are not satisfied. |
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| Management
staffs include many experts and knowledgeable
persons on Burmese crafts. Moreover, our in-house
Technical Team has five permanent computer
experts on web and other designing technique.
Our Export Team” has experts persons
on packing and freight forwarding to any part
of the world.
Recommendation, Suggestion and Complaint
We warmly welcome your recommendation and
suggestion. Moreover, your complaints can
be sent to us anytime. Your questions on
any kind of Burmese crafts are also welcome.If
you have further questions, please contact
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Managing
Director Nandawun Myanmar Gems
& Handicrafts Centre
No.55, Baho Rd.,
Corner of Baho Road & Alone Road,
Ahlone Township,
Yangon, Myanmar
Tel : (951) 221-271, 212-409
Fax : (951) 524-580
Email : mbcbook@myanmar.com.mm
Website : www.MyanmarHandicrafts.com |
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