Burma . 4 BOATS AND BOATMEN 137. 305. BURMAN OARTWRIGHTS. n, dried fish, salt andrice, besides imported bring down the manu-factures of the North—cutch,lacquer, images, and parci-kaya wares. They have toendure a formidable compe-tition from the river its existing form, the boatof Burma presents no nearaffinity to the boats of neigh-bouring peoples. The typesof architecture which theBurmans borrowed fromIndia they have treated in a distinctive way which gives them independentinterest. But the art which culminates in the stately ship of the Irawadi ispurely their own achie
Burma . 4 BOATS AND BOATMEN 137. 305. BURMAN OARTWRIGHTS. n, dried fish, salt andrice, besides imported bring down the manu-factures of the North—cutch,lacquer, images, and parci-kaya wares. They have toendure a formidable compe-tition from the river its existing form, the boatof Burma presents no nearaffinity to the boats of neigh-bouring peoples. The typesof architecture which theBurmans borrowed fromIndia they have treated in a distinctive way which gives them independentinterest. But the art which culminates in the stately ship of the Irawadi ispurely their own achievement. The work derives unity from the noble balanceof the masses and life from the spirited sweep of the cuives. The severity ofline is relieved by plastic incident in the rich carving. The structure itself ispatent and not concealed (with the exception noted), and the decoration goeshand in hand with it. Besides their own type of boat, the Shan type (No. 320)has been developed into a large craft for carrying earth-oil in bu
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