ငွေပုံ (Ngwe Pon)
Burmese silver repoussé (ငွေပုံ ngwe pon — 'shaped silver') is the silversmithing tradition of Myanmar — producing ceremonial bowls, betel containers, Buddha image stands, and personal ornaments through combined repoussé and chasing with a distinctive Burmese decorative vocabulary: all-over floral scroll (pan-tat — ပန်းတပ်), mythological creature forms (naga, leogryph — chinthe), and narrative figure panels. The Burmese tradition is distinguished from Lao and Thai silverwork by its use of the repousse-over-pitch technique for large vessel forms, and by the practice of completing the full design on flat sheet silver before forming into vessel shape — the reverse of most repoussé traditions which form the vessel first and then decorate. This flat-first approach allows access to the full surface for deep undercut chasing that would be impossible inside a formed vessel.
Risk level: Endangered · Myanmar national ICH list
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