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

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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.

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

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