Animals and Surroundings
3 YAK STORIES
Birth of a yak: Each year, Spring on the Plateau begins with the birth a new crop of yeko, or baby yaks. As children, it was an exciting time. Whi...
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Animals and Surroundings
NOMADS RETURNING HOME
The beginning of autumn is marked with grass turning a subtler shade of green that makes its way to yellow. Insects become larger and louder, blue...
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RITOMA'S FOUR SACRED PEAKS
Across the valley from the Norlha Atelier stands the highest peak in Ritoma, the Amney Tongra. Shaped in the hump of a crouching animal, it is the ...
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Animals and Surroundings
INTERVIEW WITH NORLHA SPINNERS
Until June 24, we are offering our customers 10% off all of our blankets. For every blanket purchase, you will automatically be entered to win a ha...
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PROVENANCE
With the celebration of the Lunar New Year, Norlha embraces the Year of the Ox, or the yak, as it is considered by many Tibetans. In our first jour...
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THE WHITE YAK
In Tibet, white is associated with milk and yogurt, givers of life, billowing clouds and snow lions. White is longevity; exemplified in White T...
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Preparing for Winter
When the fall pasture begins to deplete, it is time to bring the animals into winter mode. The oats, the animal’s winter feed are ripe for harv...
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Autumn is here
Autumn turns the pasture from green to rust, bushes to reds and pinks, creating a riot of new colors against an intensely blue sky. Berries app...
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The Yak Deconstructed
The yak is the nomad’s most precious commodity, the source of all his ‘nor’ or wealth and the main bovine on the Tibetan Plateau. A distant cou...
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This time in 2007
In April 2007 the budding Norlha team was back from Nepal, our looms and equipment had arrived, transported by truck from Kathmandu to Lhasa, t...
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