Religion and Culture
Giving and Yaks
Giving is a core value in Tibetan Buddhism. One can give material gifts, but also less tangible, more powerful offerings like love, time, or de...
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Animals and Surroundings
Song of Spring
Spring is a crucial time for nomads. Though the warming weather and the thawing ice bring a positive note, spring is also marked by herds of ya...
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Religion and Culture
Blue Camel
In Amdo, everyone uses the Lan tou, or Blue Camel in Chinese. A blue three wheeler pickup truck, it has become the most popular form of transpo...
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Craft
Norlha's Carpet Collection
Tibetan carpets are recognized throughout the world for their colorful patterns, and for quality that will last you a lifetime. Conclusive evid...
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Clothing
Norlha's Heritage Collection
Norlha products are about being comfortably chic. They are cross-cultural and men and women of all ages can easily find a reason for discarding...
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Ritoma
Serwu Kyap
For Norlha employees, who lived as nomads, work at the atelier is a new chapter in their lives. Though sheltered from the snow, rain and snow, ...
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Colours
The Color Red
From the five element colors, red is fire, a source of warmth, comfort and protection in a hostile environment. On the grassland, red belongs t...
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Ritoma
Women's Day
Traditional nomad women have hard lives. The generation of women now in their sixties typically bore a dozen children, many having experienced ...
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Animals and Surroundings
The Kangtsa Cave
In 2010, we discovered the nearby monastery of Kangtsa, a beautiful, small monastery surrounded by junipers and spread over a hill in a quiet, ...
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Colours
The Color White
On the Tibetan Plateau, white stands for purity, knowledge and learning. White is auspicious, as symbolized by the white silk scarves offered t...
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