Religion and Culture
MONKS MONSOON RETREAT
Each year, monks in Labrang and many other monasteries on the Tibetan Plateau hold a six week retreat in the summer. Its origins are in the Monsoon...
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Religion and Culture
THE CIRCLE
On the 18 th of June, Ritoma’s pastoralists brought their yak and sheep to Chakka, the highest and furthest point of grassland in their yearly migr...
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Animals and Surroundings
SOGWA - INTERVIEW WITH A NOMAD COUPLE
Each year, nomads move their herds to higher pastures for winter grazing in a period called Sogwa by the nomads of Ritoma. Moving towards new groun...
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Home
CORE BLANKET COLLECTION
Inspired by the nomadic way of life on the Tibetan Plateau, Norlha’s core blankets reflect the landscape’s rugged beauty and the hardiness of the p...
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Craft
NORLHA'S FAMILY OF ARTISANS
Norlha provides training and long-term employment opportunities for local nomads and families, equipping them with skills to become expert weavers,...
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Animals and Surroundings
3 YAK STORIES
Birth of a yak: Each year, Spring on the Plateau begins with the birth a new crop of yeko, or baby yaks. As children, it was an exciting time. Whi...
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Ritoma
LAPTSE INTERVIEW WITH DORJEE DHUNDUP
Answered by Dorjee Dhundup, aged 49, in charge of inventory at Norlha Atelier on the Tibetan Plateau. Dorjee has been with Norlha since 2007. Wha...
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Craft
OM MANI PADME HŪM
Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ is a praise to the four-armed Avalokiteshvara (translated as ‘the lord who looks in every direction’ or ‘the lord of what we s...
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People
NORLHA'S 14TH ANNIVERSARY
Kim, Dechen and Norlha staff meeting the tent office before the move, September 2007 An anniversary blows in a whiff of reminiscence. 14 years hav...
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