Tibetan rug

Tibetan rug

Tibetan rug making is an ancient art and craft in the tradition of Tibetan people. These rugs are primarily made from tibetan highland sheep's virgin wool. The Tibetan uses rugs for almost any domestic use from flooring to wall hanging to horse saddles.

The process of making tibetan rugs is unique in the sense that almost about everything is done by hand. But with the introduction of modern technology, a few aspects of the rug making processes have been taken over by machine primarily because of cost, disappearance of knowledge etc. However some new finishing touches are also made possible by machine.

With Tibet's occupation by Chinese communists in early 1950, Tibetan refugees started migrating to India and Nepal. With them they also brought their knowledge of rug making. Currently in Nepal the rug business is one of the largest industries in the country and there are many rug exporters.

ee also

*Lhasa Carpet Factory

External links

* [http://www.lapchi.com/newdesign/collections.php A collection of Tibetan Rugs]
* [http://www.internetrugs.com/blog/tibetan-rugs-rugs-from-nepal/ Tibetan Rugs, Rugs from Nepal] An informative article about Tibetan-made carpets.


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