
Sinhalese mother with daughter |

A beautiful vision. |

Ratnapura "heat treaters" using the original and
unchanged
method of puffing a blowpipe to a charcoal, containing rough
sapphire. The rough was previously shelled in limestone balls. A process that takes from half an hour up to 3 hours... |

Ratnapura "star sapphires" cutter performing his art using
traditional techniques. |