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Khoma village in Lhuentse is famous for Kushithara, while Rahi and Bidung are known for bura textiles namely Mentsi Matha and Aikapur. Shag zo One type of cotton fabric woven in Pemagatshel is the Dungsam The art of wood turning is . Kamtham. Decheling village in Samdrup Jongkhar is known for their known as Shag Zo and is PAGE 3-7 cotton fabric as the Decheling Kamtham derived from the name of their traditionally practiced by the Population | Time | Visas History | Religion village. people of Trashiyangtse in eastern Bhutan. As a vibrant PAGE 8 Adang village in Wangdue Phodrang is known for textiles such as art, the master craftsmen are Language Adang Mathra, Adang Rachu and Adang Khamar while the Bumthaps known as Shag Zopa. They are PAGE 9 in central Bhutan are kown for Bumthap Mathra and Yathra, both textiles famed for wooden cups and Climate woven out of Yak and sheep hair. People of Nabji and Korphu in Trongsa bowls traditionally known as are known for textiles woven out of nettle fibers. Weaving is also a dapas and phobs. These PAGE 10 vocation amongst the Brokpas of Merak and Sakteng. Men contribute in The Land wooden bowls made of special spinning wool into threads. They weave from yak hair and sheep wool. wooden knots known as Zaa PAGE 11 are highly priced and till the The People | What to Pack | There are four types of looms that are used by the Bhutanese weavers. advent of steel and brass They are the blackstrap looms, the horizontal fixed looms, the horizontal plates were once used as PAGE 12 framed looms and the card looms. The predominant type is the back Currency | Credit Cards plates by the Bhutanese Changing Money | Tipping strap loom and is used mostly by weavers from eastern Bhutan. They people at large. Today they Insurance are set up on the porches or in thatched sheds to protect weavers and the are being sold to the outside cloth from the sun and rain. Card looms and horizontal frame looms are PAGE 13 visitors and offered as gifts. Etiquette | Safety & theft also used. The back straps are the indigenous looms while the horizontal Another village that practices frame looms and the card looms made their entry into Bhutan from wood turning is the small PAGE 14 Tibet. Communications | Media village in eastern Bhutan known as Khengkhar. The PAGE 15 Shag zo villagers here are known for Shopping | Customs The art of wood turning is known as Shag Zo and is traditionally producing traditional wooden Bartering practiced by the people of Trashiyangtse in eastern Bhutan. As a vibrant wine containers known as PAGE 16 art, the master craftsmen are known as Shag Zopa. They are famed for jandup. Food & Drinks wooden cups and bowls traditionally known as dapas and phobs. These wooden bowls made of special wooden knots known as Zaa are highly PAGE 17-21 priced and till the advent of steel and brass plates were once used as Culture & The Arts | Religion plates by the Bhutanese people at large. Today they are being sold to the outside visitors and offered as gifts. Another village that practices wood turning is the small village in eastern Bhutan known as Khengkhar. The villagers here are known for producing traditional wooden wine containers known as jandup.