Sita Lama Sherpa

Yangma Olangchung Traditional Weavers Cooperative

Rugs

Members of Yangma Olangchung weave inside their family homes, which are dotted across this mountainous village near the Tibetan border. The main implement used is a horizontal wooden takri loom. Designs used for the textiles are Buddhist in origin, representing centuries-old cultural narratives of the Yangma people. No part of this folk art is produced by machine; even the takri looms are constructed by hand in the village.