Animals and Surroundings
STONE CAIRNS
The dumbom, or stone cairn, is an endemic feature of the Tibetan Plateau landscape. They appear on common ground, on the banks of lakes, hilltops, ...
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Craft
ONE-OF-A-KIND ANNIVERSARY BLANKETS
Celebrating craft and conservation, Norlha is releasing a limited collection of one-of-a-kind blankets made from recycled yak wool fabrics to mark ...
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People
NORLHA'S 16TH ANNIVERSARY
16 years ago, Norlha was taking down the tents that had been our Atelier’s first home and moving into the newly constructed workshop on the other s...
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People
NORLHA CHILDREN
In Ritoma village, most children and some young adults cannot remember Ritoma without Norlha. They grew up with their parents working in the Atelie...
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Religion and Culture
BLESSING THE LAND
As humans, we like to make our mark and build on land that we consider empty. We buy it, exchange or inherit it and consider it ours. In Tibet, peo...
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Ritoma
SUMMER ON THE PLATEAU
The life of a nomad is active, regulated by nature and requiring constant vigilance. The herd is the nomad’s source of livelihood, and is constantl...
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Religion and Culture
EARTH CLEANSING
Each year, on the 19th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, the monks of Ritoma Monastery and men representing each clan and household make ...
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Home
THE NOMAD TENT
The sprawling black tent, or bagu, is the home of pastors for about eight months of the year. A big bagu, more common in the past when large famili...
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Religion and Culture
THE MOVE TO CHAKKA
From time immemorial, harmony among various pastoral groups relied on equal access to their most important asset; grassland. Norlha lies in the dis...
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Ritoma
CELEBRATING THE ELDERLY
Every Sagadawa, Norlha offers each of the Ritoma residents over the age of 80 the gift of a scarf. These senior members of the community spend thei...
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Craft
ARTISAN PORTRAITS
Over the last decade, Norlha has spent 40,000+ hours training local nomads in vocational, management & textile skills, training more than 150 a...
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