In Tibetan, Barbola is known as Guidang, meaning silk-and-satin thangka. Unlike painted thangka, Barbola is made entirely from colored silk, satin, and cotton cloth. Artisans use a delicate process of cutting, ironing, pasting, and layering to shape figures, flowers, auspicious symbols, and Buddhist motifs. The craft combines the texture of embroidery with the three-dimensional depth of relief sculpture, creating soft yet vivid works that glow with gentle elegance. Every Barbola piece carries a gentle convexity in its center, giving it a lifelike, embossed appearance. This unique structure makes Barbola stand out among other forms of thangka art—soft to the touch, rich in color, and deeply spiritual. https://www.regongarts.com/collections/barbola