An exhausted but proud Chhetrini, pauses from punding grain. In addition to beaded necklaces from trading trips in India, Silver coins from British-ruled India, fashioned by 'Kamis' the blacksmit caste of Humla.
Humla, North-West Nepal
Torpu Eppi. Every line in her work-worn face tells a story. In the mountains, age is a sign of wisdom in the art of survival. Torpu Eppi wears heirloom necklaces of Coral, amber, and turquoise, all acquired on trading trips to Tibet
Humla, North-West Nepal
An exhausted but proud Chhetrini, pauses from punding grain. In addition to beaded necklaces from trading trips in India, Silver coins from British-ruled India, fashioned by 'Kamis' the blacksmit caste of Humla.
Humla, North-West Nepal
An exhausted but proud Chhetrini, pauses from punding grain. In addition to beaded necklaces from trading trips in India, Silver coins from British-ruled India, fashioned by 'Kamis' the blacksmit caste of Humla.
Humla, North-West Nepal
An exhausted but proud Chhetrini, pauses from punding grain. In addition to beaded necklaces from trading trips in India, Silver coins from British-ruled India, fashioned by 'Kamis' the blacksmit caste of Humla.
Humla, North-West Nepal
See photo in original gallery.