Keywords: Girl painted with thanaka.JPG Joven bamar luciendo un thanaka Burmese girl painted with thanaka Burmese women smear their faces and their children's with thanaka This is the bark of a plant which is ground into a paste with water and applied onto the face It is said to protect the skin against the sun - and it lightens the colour of the face The picture was taken in February 2005 The girl was selling jade necklaces for tourists at the Unfinished Stupa Mingun Phaya in Myanmar Serinde Women of Myanmar Facepainting Conical straw hats Thanaka Clothing of Myanmar |