Panbe is the process of making things necessary things by tempering iron in the furnace. Blacksmiths creates items from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut.

Thanks to the art of blacksmith, the artisans could make and repair a wide array of things varying from the most complex of weapons and armor to simple things like nail, tyre, scissors, hammer, adze, pickaxe, and lengths of chain.

The emergence of this Myanmar’s traditional art traced back to the early of Bagan period (11th century A.D) and it had experienced a tremendous improvement in the mid Bagan Ava and Yadanapon period.

The Myanmar’s traditional blacksmith craft is very famous in the South East Asia and constitute one of the artistic wonders of the world.

According to www.myanmartravelinformation.com

Phuong Thu Tran (editor) – ASEAN Records Organization (aseanrecords.world) (Source of photos: internet)