Tibetan Mask

The Tibetan mask is a kind of handcraft article evolved from the Tibetan opera and the religious masks suspended in temples. Tibetan masks are endowed with a very high value of collection, including the mask of Sorcerers of Dance, the suspending mask and the mask of Tibetan opera. Tibetan opera mask is popular among the folks and divided into the blue mask and the white mask, and types of facial makeup can be king, prince, princess and goblins, etc., according to the need of the plot.

 Tibetan Wooden Bowls

Those who travel in Tibet often express deep amazement at the impressive wooden bowls local people use.

In Tibet, everyone who leaves home for a trip carries a wooden bowl. Wooden bowls are special articles for daily use and are both durable and easy to take on journeys. Tibetans prefer them so much that they use them as dinner dishes and as a method for drinking the area's famous milk tea. It is no wonder that they even refer the wooden bowl as their lover in folk songs.

Wooden bowls are generally made from mulberry, birch or tung. Bowls are most often fashioned in a set. Each set contains three bowls: two big ones and one small.

 Gold and Silver Objects

Gold and silver wares are also traditional Tibetan crafts. Gold and silver wares in Tibet are generally divided into two categories:

Ornaments, such as bracelets, rings, necklaces, hair decorations, brooches, sheaths and snuff bottles.

Household utensils, such as wine pots, wine cups, spoons, chopsticks, bowls and plates. Some are made from pure gold and silver, while others are inlaid or coated with gold and silver.

Highly skilledt masters can make lively and vivid figures on gold and silver ware, including phoenixes, tigers, or lions.

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