Repair and manufacture of wooden cartwheels in Taunggyi, Shan State Myanmar (Burma)


In the final stage of cart wheel construction, the wheelwrights place a metal band around the wheel, hot out of the furnace. Using water to cool it quickly, they work fast to knock the rim into place.


Size: 5320px × 3540px
Location: Taunggyi, Shan State Myanmar (Burma)
Photo credit: © Rick Rudnicki / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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