Craft
Hand Made on the Tibetan Plateau
Norlha is about the skill of artisans and precious raw materials. The men and women who spin, weave, felt, sew and knit were all nomads earlier...
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Religion and Culture
Winter Pilgrims
For rural Tibetans, maximum leisure comes with winter. The harvest long over, farmers turn to other occupations and the bare pasture keeps the ...
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Home
The Tibetan Tent
Tibetan nomads have lived in their black yak hair tents for as long as anyone can remember. Depending on the area they live in and the conditio...
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Religion and Culture
The Throwing or Ritual Cakes
Every year, Ritoma holds the ceremony of throwing the ‘Torkya’ or Ritual Cake. Triangular in shape and over four feet high, torkyas are red and...
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Religion and Culture
Yaks and Transport
There are 13 million yaks on the Tibetan Plateau. Before the age of trade and globalization, they were the center of Tibetan life, providing mi...
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Clothing
Kid's, Hats, Scarves
Joyful and vibrant, like the shrieks of pleasure their little beany-clad wearers emit running through the autumn pasture, their diminutive scar...
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Religion and Culture
The Lama Visits
Once every few years, Ritoma is host to an important lama, usually from Labrang. It is a great honor for the village and local monastery, whose...
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Colours
Colors and Moods of fall
Fall on the grassland slowly brings in an overhaul in mood and color, the endless prairie turning from an exuberant and overwhelming green to a...
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Clothing
Norlha and Kids
Norlha has, from the height of the Plateau, created a universe for the children of the world; a bedroom for dreams, ponchos for play, beanies ...
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Clothing
Winter Breeze
Snow comes early and leaves late on the Plateau. It may sound harsh, but snow is the soft side of winter, one that brings moisture to the grass...
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