South Asian Burmese Antiques Trade Pumtek and similar items

Pumtek Bead of Myanmar (Burma) Pyu/Samon Valley beads. BEAUTIFUL pumtek Bead. The Pumtek Beads of Myanmar (Burma) - ancient to present day. Including ancient Pyu/Samon Valley beads and other heirloom beads found within the hilltribe regions. With particular emphasis on decorated stone beads.Pumtek beads are made from this Burmese petrified wood. They are also known as ?buried thunder-bolt beads?. The origins of these beautiful rare beads begins over 1000 years ago. Made by the Pyu people , a Buddhist cultural croup characterized as peaceful and Affluent. The pyu people made the finest petrified wood beads and the decline of the Pyu period is parallel to the decline in the quality of the bead production. In Burma the beads are referred to as Chin beads, beads originating in the Chin province in the North West of Burma. (Myanmar). PumtekBeads, PyuBeads, AncientBeads, TribalAdornments, BurmaBeads, HistoricalGems, EthnicJewelry, RareBeadFinds, PumtekArtifacts, PyuHeritage, CollectibleBeads, AntiqueBeads, TribalTreasures, ArtisanalBeadwork, BeadsFromHistory, CulturalRelics, BurmeseCraftsmanship, BeadedArtistry, VintageGems, TribalAesthetics