Boodarai's photos with the keyword: Buddha statue makers

street of marble carvers

street of marble carvers

Boodarai
03 Mar 2015 93
Not just Buddhas - they also carve elephants and other statues.
street of marble carvers

street of marble carvers

Boodarai
03 Mar 2015 108
An alabaster version of the fasting or skinny Buddha.
street of marble carvers

street of marble carvers

Boodarai
03 Mar 2015 79
Finished and half finished statues. The face always seemed to be the last to be done,
street of marble carvers

street of marble carvers

Boodarai
03 Mar 2015 127
One of the statue makers uses an electric grinder (with no safety gear of any sort) while another taps away at the back of the same statue with a hammer and chisel. Further into the workshop were women sanding and polishing the statues by hand.
street of marble carvers

street of marble carvers

Boodarai
03 Mar 2015 110
Finished and half finished statues. The face always seemed to be the last to be done,
street of marble carvers

street of marble carvers

Boodarai
03 Mar 2015 89
The families of craftsmen in this area of Mandalay have been carving and polishing alabaster into statues - mainly of the Buddha - for centuries.
street of marble carvers

street of marble carvers

Boodarai
03 Mar 2015 102
It's not just the tourists who are fascinated by the marble carvers - there were several Burmese watching as well.
street of marble carvers

street of marble carvers

Boodarai
03 Mar 2015 86
The families of craftsmen in this area of Mandalay have been carving and polishing alabaster into statues - mainly of the Buddha - for centuries.