2017
SNOW DAYS AT NORLHA
The signs of winter on the Tibetan Plateau cling fast; the earliest snow can come at the end of September, the latest in June. Though they bring a ...
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2017
THE WHITE YAK
Yaks are usually associated with dark colors; I even coined one called ‘Yak Black’. A herd of yaks from the distance is a splatter of black dots on...
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2017
SPINNING AT NORLHA
Spinning is a natural activity in most pastoral cultures. Tibetan nomads live among sheep and yak, and have spun and woven their animal’s wool and ...
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2017
NORLHA's 10TH ANNIVERSARY
An anniversary makes us look back and take measure of where we are now versus what we were then.
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2017
THE BRIGHT SIDE OF WINTER
In early September, the bright green of the pasture begins to fade into ochre, then yellow. Soon, all that is left of the intensity of summer and t...
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2017
SONAM COLLECTION - MEET THE MAKERS
Since 2007, Norlha has been generating employment for the small nomadic community of Ritoma, on the Tibetan Plateau.
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2017
KANGTSA MEDICAL COLLEGE
Kangtsa is a small monastery situated on the border between Zorge and Karkya. Along with Shakyong and Takster, it is among the oldest Gelukpa monas...
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2017
THE TIBETAN PONCHO
As in the case of its South American cousin, on the Tibetan Plateau the poncho is worn for riding, for walking in the rain and braving the ever cha...
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2017
THE FIRST SNOW
The first snow is a soft reminder that winter is coming. After a string of sunny, crisp days, it soothes the grassland in moisture, coaxing the pla...
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