The Tibetan Plateau is widely known to the outside world as a place of mountains. The natural beauty of the Himalayas often overshadows the everyday culture of Tibetan nomads whose homes are in the mountains.
This section of the exhibition highlights the traditions for making boots, gathering wood and dung, herding animals, singing, carving mani stones, and racing horses. These aspects of daily life in the mountains reflect a reality that is often unknown to the outside world.
Wood is collected in many nomadic communities since firewood is more durable than dried yak dung for cooking fires.
When you are traveling in Tibetan areas, it will not take long for you to notice stones carved with prayers. They come in many forms and varieties.
An episode called “Horse Racing to Throne” from the King Gesar, the world’s longest epic, indicates that horse racing has been a historical part of Tibetan culture.
