created by our Norbulingka artists
Umbrella symbolizes royalty and spiritual power
Also exists in handspun
they control the weather: Their roar is thunder
A monkey looking out of a window – consciousness
Cloud Collection Wool Scarf festival created by our Norbulingka artistsClouds, carrying water, driven by wind, dominate the Tibetan Plateau sky with their changing, billowing forms. They advance, retreat, and turn from white to yellow or pink depending on the time of day, and from grey to charcoal, dictated by the weather. Herders, taking a break on the pasture look up at their changing shapes, to dream or see into the future. Clouds have inspired Tibetan artists and craftsmen who paint, sculpt, and carve them into all