Chamdo Handicrafts

Chamdo Handicrafts

　　As early as the mid-17th century, there was a legend that during the reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama, Lobsang Gyatso, a “Tibet-wide Handicraft Exhibition and Evaluation” was held in Lhasa. The high-quality products from Tibet at that time included the carpets of Gyantse, the aprons of Gonggar Jiedexiu, the woolen fabrics of Langjieshu, the pottery of Taba in Medogongka, the sewing products of Lhasa, the thangkas of Chamdo, and the gold, silver, copper, and ironware of Central and Western Tibet. Main handicrafts: carpets, horse pads, Songba shoes, golden flower hats, wooden carving tea tables, silver-inlaid wooden bowls, silver waist knives, silver-carved tea lids, tea tables, embroidered tents, woolen fabrics, aprons, carpets, Tibetan hats, and more.

Metal handicrafts can be roughly divided into several types:

Drinking utensils: butter tea pots, butter tea bowls, butter tea buckets, hotpot sets, kettles, water jars, etc.

Wearable items: waist knives, head ornaments, jewelry, chest plates, waist clasps, silver studs, fire steels, wallets, bullet pouches, etc.

Other tools: musical instruments, horse ornaments, snuff bottles, braziers, boxes, etc.