By Nicha Sophonpanich and Angela Zhang, a website on Tibetan clothing. Includes visits to Do Kham, The Mandala Store, and online research. Visit the website here: http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/amz2132/77-2/ … [Read more...]
The Headdress: Women’s Status Symbol
by Alexandra Cassutt for INTRO EAST ASIAN CIV: TIBET V2365- 001 While from the outset hundreds of years back Tibet's economy was run by and largely for patriarchal interests, there continues to this day a tradition of female adornment which expresses, through the use of a multitude of precious stones, a woman's status and that of her family. The women of the … [Read more...]