thanaka
Sign in to savethumb|Village girls wearing thanaka at Inwa|Ava, Burma
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thumb|Village girls wearing thanaka at Inwa|Ava, Burma
Thanaka (; ) is a paste made from ground bark. It is a distinctive feature of the culture of Myanmar, seen commonly applied to the face and sometimes the arms of women and girls, and is used to a lesser extent also by men and boys.
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