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BURMESE TEXTILES.
- Purplish Red is obtained from the heart wood of the sappan tree.
- Terracotta from the root of the niba plant,
- Bright Red from the root of the mai hsalak tree.
- Red from the berry of the mak hpawag.
- Yellow from turmeric roots dried and pounded.
- Yellow from the roots of the saffron plant.
- Light Blue from the bark of the 'green bark' tree.
