Animals and Surroundings
Spring and Baby Animals
Spring may be bare and rather chilly in Ritoma, but the coming of new life is a great source of joy. Children look forward to the moment when t...
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Animals and Surroundings
Spring Equinox
As winter fades into spring, the days become a little longer and cold wind’s bite slightly eases. Winter’s intensity froze the environment and ...
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Clothing
Feather Sublime
A summer shawl is a concept in itself. Winter is a time for layering, and a thick shawl or scarf is the final protective layer to fight the col...
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Ritoma
Dorje Rinchen
His life began on the pasture, as the son of nomads from the Gyenja region, near Labrang Monastery. Surrounded by rocky peaks and known for its...
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Colours
The Colour Turquoise
Tibetans painting is expressed in primary colours; Red, yellow, blue and green are the shades that define building decorations, murals and clot...
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Ritoma
The Women who make Norlha
Behind every piece of clothing we wear, there is a story; not just that of a brand, of a look or the inspiration behind a product. There is a m...
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Craft
Norlha and New Opportunities for Rural Women in a Tibetan Area
Women play a crucial role in the nomad economy of the Tibetan Plateau along with the heavy burden that is put on them from the time they marry....
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Ritoma
Backstage; a Sum of Parts
A Norlha scarf is a sum of many parts. The sum is a scarf, an item of clothing, a blanket, an object of beauty and comfort; a fashion statement...
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Craft
Tibetan Rugs
Tibetan rugs are an ancient craft, practiced by the nomad/farmer communities in Central and Southern Tibet. They used the wool of highland shee...
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Religion and Culture
As Losar Approaches
As the end of the year of the Monkey approaches to give way to that of the Dog, I think about Losar’s attributes: Though it may be cold outside...
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Clothing
Cham Dance
Every year around December, when the cold has settled in and the new year is close, the monastery in Garnying, a few kilometers from Ritoma, ho...
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