This lady was selling hides and skins as well as handcrafted pillow covers. I asked her nicely whether I could take her portrait. She agreed with a smile.
Interestingly, some of her jewelery was made out of red coral. This surprised me at first considering the distance of the Tibet plateau from any seas and the altitude of the region. It is however explained by the fact that 400 mio years ago, Jiuzhai valley was under the sea. This left behind fossilized sea creatures and diverse coral stones, which are slowly revealed by water erosion. The coral stones in particular are very popular in Tibetan jewelery.
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