Crafts of Tibet
By writersedge
@writersedge (22563)
United States
February 13, 2011 2:27am CST
Our 4 year college is having its 2nd annual tribute to Tabet. The first one had a Llama making a sand mandellah. This 2nd one has that plus a wood carver, a calligrapher, a fashion show of the clothing from different regions, musical instraments that they make and play (I couldn't stay for the demonstration of this, the snow was starting and my car isn't good if a plow hasn't been through).
The detail of the mandellah and the wood carving. So complicated. The clothing has some ornate designs. Interesting that the flute, lute, etc. tend to be simple. The wood carver had many carving tools. The calligrapher had a few bamboo "pens" that he had made himself and black ink from an inkwell (I usually only see inkwells in history museums and no one is using them). Too bad I had to leave before the music started. I would have liked to have heard the flute and the lute.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
14 Feb 11
My spellibng is off, so yes it is. The Llama is a religious leader like the Dalai Llama is the head religious leader (not a 4-legged creature). The Llama making the mandala used a long funnel with scoring like a rasp on top and another rasp. He would rub the funnel with the other rasp.Depending on the width of the funnel, depended on how many grains of sand came out at a time. 1 wide, 2 wide, 3 wide. He made many religious sympols for the mandala of compassion.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
14 Feb 11
I just tried the link and it works! Now if you can just get to it before they change it for the next exhibition.
@GreenMoo (11833)
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14 Feb 11
I got there before they changed the website! The Mandala of Compassion really is lovely. I'd have been really fascinated to see something like that being made. When you see the picture without the pictures of how it's being made it's hard to imagine it being made with sand.
I'm killing myself now imagining it being made by llamas of the four legged variety. i had visions of them scraping their hooves in the desert of something 
Thanks so much for the link.
Thanks so much for the link.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
14 Feb 11
We were very lucky. The first Tibet weekend worked out so well that it became 9 days this year. Sometimes if things work well, they come back.
Bamboo trays sound really neat. It's amazing all the things that can be made with bamboo!
@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
14 Feb 11
This is a great enrichment activity for the community. It sounds like it was a neat thing to visit and participate in.
@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
13 Feb 11
Good morning, writersedge...In one breath, I am thinking I am sorry, that the inclement weather is ruining so many special outings for you...but in the other breath (selfishly) I am glad it is something that I am reading about...NOT experiencing! If I remember, correctly, you are on the East Coast (or near) and Mother Nature has not been kind to you this latter part of the winter.
I must admit, the lute..and flute are two of my favourite instruments, and I am presuming, like me, the love of the culture of Tibet. Take care and Cheers!
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
14 Feb 11
The problem is that the weather man can say it will be a horrendous storm and it isn't. Or he can say it's a light storm and it isn't. Or he can actually be correct. Since I live over 25 miles from the museum, leaving as soon as I saw snow was the best idea. Too bad I left, even though the snow came down wildly, it was only a light dusting, but the way it was coming down, it didn't look like the weather man would be correct.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
14 Feb 11
It went over very well. Last year it went over well, it was only 3 days, this year, it was 9. Maybe next year it will be 2 weeks. Yes, I hope I get to hear the music next year.
@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Feb 11
The sounds of both of these instruments are just lovely. Native American flutes are very nice too. And bamboo pens. Interesting.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
14 Feb 11
I love Native American Flute. I also love Asian flute sounds, too.
So many things were neat there, I wish everyone could have seen it.
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