Woodcarving Art and Craft

Creative teak sculpting.

In the temples & monasteries are countless works of art made from teak and rosewood they are often hundreds of years old although it's rather rare since many treasures are gone because of fires and flooding. 

Today many teak wood creations can be found in hotels and resorts which picked up the old styles themes and techniques in their interiors resulting in plenty of masterworks just look at the picture above which is a carved teak door with a theme similar to a Mandalay Monastery, read more

Their whole interior is made in this style which gives an marvelous atmosphere. There are several other hotels integrating various creative items into their premises .

Sandal Wood carvings

In the past most buildings were made from wood.

They were destroyed by fire from "time to time", by earthquakes and flooding actually during monsoon time the Irrawaddy River often functions like a smaller Tsunami.

Some of the best woodcarvings can be seen in the Sale Monastery south of Bagan.