Design Resource
Tibetan Wood Carving - Himachal Pradesh
Empowering Culture through Motifs based on Nature
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C. S. and Lija M. G.
Products
Wood carving contains different varieties of products that are mainly done by the Tibetan community. The products are vended in Norbulinghka, McLeod Ganj, also in abroad like Japan and China. The design carved on the wood are usually of Tibetan culture and of Tibetan motifs.
Listed below are some of the products made in Norbulinghka Institute:
1. Wooden frame - Small size
2. Box
3. Lamps
4. Chair
5. Almirah (Wooden cupboard) - is made in the size of 3, 4 and 5 feet.
6. Wooden treasure box
7. Pencil box
8. Wooden stairs
The Tibetan Wood carving are usually done with Tibetan motifs like below:
• Tashi Takgye - Tibetan symbols of good fortune.
• Dhungkar (conch shell)
• Bhumpa (treasure vase)
• Pema (lotus flower)
• Chepaks (Nepali symbol)
• Dragon
• Sirirnambi design (six long legs)
• Kajar design
• Cynol (lion design)
• Garuta (Huncha)
• Ziba
• Toyunama
• Tasta
• Terzykarithkala design
• Tumbabersheli
• Syngamdupi
• Shipirama
