NEH Institute 2011 Resources

Otelinda L. Charpentier
Shea High School
Himalayan Arts

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Resources

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS:

Rules for Doing Comparative Religions
Buddha's Life
Buddhhist Docctrine
Composition Structure
Geology and Geography

Introduction to Buddhist Art (Bangdel)
Lost Wax Technique (Bangdel)
Painting Technique (Bangdel)
Buddhist Pilgrimage
Hinduism
Orientalism

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

This is a great website for samples and for purchasing ceramics: Himalayan Asia Craft
This video shows traditional paper making in Bhutan:
This is a website showing pashmina shawls
Definition of pashmina (Wikipedia)
More about paper products
Definition of weaving
Introduction to Herders in the Melemchi Village showing wool carding

This site was created by [NAME] at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2011.