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Denish C

Denish C

Posted: 06 Mar 2014

Taken: 06 Mar 2014

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cottage industry •
Sri Lanka •
skill •
artisan •
handicrafts •
handmade •
tradition •
culture •
heritage •
jewellery •
box •
lac •
circular •
wood •

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Sri Lankan wooden boxes with traditional lac painted designs. The lac used is natural insect lac, not synthetic lacquer used in the west.
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 Denish C
Denish C
Yes, but these days they use synthetic dyes to colour the lac. Other than that, everything else is from nature.
10 years ago.

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