Tribal Livelihood

Images Code:Changpas Tribe - Jammu & Kashmir -Tribal couple with beautiful yak hair handmade carpet - DPP_0012

Changpas Tribe - Jammu & Kashmir -Tribal couple with beautiful yak hair handmade carpet .The Changpas are the only group in India that use the portable back strap loom for weaving . Each family has a loom. There are the tribes found in the northern upland valleys of the Indus river in Jammu & Kashmir . They speak in Tibetan dialect. NOTE - CHANGPAS are Called PASTORAL YAK HERDERS . It is a Nomadic Tribe .