Draft book on authentic traditional costumes of Myanmar’s ethnic peoples completed

THE Ministry of Culture, Hotels and Tourism has compiled a draft book enti­tled “Authentic Traditional National Costumes of My­anmar’s Ethnic Peoples”, containing information on the authentic national cos­tumes of 27 ethnic groups.

“The costumes have been compiled based on the principle that innova­tion should not go beyond tradition. The draft book, ‘Authentic Traditional Na­tional Costumes of Myan­mar’s Ethnic Peoples’, contains information on the authentic national cos­tumes of 27 ethnic groups: six Kachin groups, nine Kayah groups, one Kayin group, one Chin group, one Bamar group, one Mon group, one Rakhine group and seven Shan groups,” an official from the Minis­try of Culture, Hotels and Tourism said.

Although the draft has been completed, the information must be re­viewed and verified by the relevant regional and state governments, as well as literature and culture as­sociations, before the book is printed and published.

To be able to publish a more comprehensive edition of the book, the ministry will also continue collecting information on the authentic traditional costumes of ethnic groups whose details have not yet been submitted. — ASH/KNN