Pa-O baby face painted with thanakha paste slung on his mother's back in a market Myanmar (Burma)

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Pa-O mothers use traditional methods of a carrying their babies around when they go to market which is using a sling to tie the child to their backs. They also paint the face of the child with thanakha paste which is sandalwood back paste to protect it from the sun

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Size: 5128px × 3406px
Location: Inle lake Shan States Myanmar (Burma)
Photo credit: © Malcolm McDougall Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: baby, boy, burma, carried, carrying, child, costume, ethnic, family, market, mother, mum, myanmar, pa-, sling, son, traditional, tribal, tribe, working