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Plaster Toys:
Belu island, at the mouth of Thanlwin River in South-eastern Myanmar, is adjacent to the Bay of Bengal.
Ywalut village in Belu island is well-known for its cottage industry. Plaster toys making is Ywalut’s main industry.
Moulds are made according to each toy. Chalk powder is mixed with water for an exact proportion and put into mould. When these are dried, remove the mould. By doing so, well proportionate plaster toys are obtained.
These toys are dried in the sun and smoothened with sandpaper.Later, these are polished by blowing with oil paint. After polishing, these toys are coloured and decorated artistically.Combining art and skillfulness , beautiful and lovely plaster toys are produced.Children and adults are pleased with the toys like owl, pigeon, lion, cat, rabbit, squirrel, bear, and human beings because they are not only a toy of beauty but also useful as saving banks.
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Wooden Walking Sticks:
Wooden walking stick industry is also one of the famous industries of Ywa Lyut Village.
The walking stick is made of Yin Kat wood, Padauk wood and Yin Tach wood. The wood is to be cut 1 foot length each and shaped to get a desired design by using the machine. It is also lathed to get a required form for handle of walking stick. After that, the stick is made by three pieces of one foot wooden rods . 3/8 inch diameter iron rods are placed inside the hollow wooden rods and screwed in.
The finished products are smoothed by using sandpaper, base painting and polishing raw walking sticks. Ywar Lyut walking sticks are kept for sale at the domestic and abroad. The walking stick is very useful for elderly person as assistance. Various Myanmar made beautiful walking sticks are walking aid for elderly person around the World.
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