ONE FOR YOU, ONE FOR THEM
2018

ONE FOR YOU, ONE FOR THEM

The most significant aspect of giving is selflessness. A true gift is one that has no expectation of reciprocity, for which one hopes nothing in re...

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INSIDE NORLHA
2018

INSIDE NORLHA

When you buy a scarf or a piece of clothing, what do you really know about it besides what is written on the tag? Who makes it?

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SUMMER COLOUR ON THE PASTURE
2018

SUMMER COLOUR ON THE PASTURE

Pink like spring peach blossoms and the wild flowers that follow, Yellow like the blooms that cover the pasture in the summer, our Feather Waterfal...

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FEATHER SHAWL
2018

FEATHER SHAWL

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 cold.

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CHAM DANCE
2018

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, holds ...

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NORLHA'S YETIS
2018

NORLHA'S YETIS

At Norlha, we have our own version of the yeti. For most Tibetans, yetis are shy ape like creatures who can be very fierce if encountered in the wr...

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THE TIBETAN HAT
2018

THE TIBETAN HAT

Today is National Hat Day, and we, at Norlha have reason to celebrate. Though Norlha’s hat history is short we look to a rich future, knowing that ...

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MENSWEAR IN TIBET
2018

MENSWEAR IN TIBET

The chuba is the core of Tibetan men (and women)’s dress, a full length cross over robe tied with a sash.

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NOMAD STEPPES
2018

NOMAD STEPPES

Enter the New Year with Nomad Steppes, Norlha’s wildest, warmest weave. Like the expanse of Steppe on the Plateau, home to an endless variation of ...

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THE TIBETAN PONCHO
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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