Sherpa copper pot

Image title: Sherpa copper pot

Description of the photo

Moksang (मोकसाङ[?]) refers to a “copper pot for cooking Momo”. It is a Nepali word which can also be transliterated as Moksaṅg, Moksanga, Mokasāṅga[?], Mokasanga[?], Mokasaṅa[?] or Mokasana[?].

Note: Devanagari text and transliteration not available.

Gallery information:

The Sherpa people refers to one of the indigenous ethnic group from Nepal (the Himalayan regions) who migrated out of Tibet as early as the 13th century. Their religion is Tibetan Buddhism (particularly Nyingma) and they worship mountains as Gods pr protector deities. Sherpas speak Sino-Tibetan which represents a dialect of Tibetan.

Photo details:
Date: 2019-11-11
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/25
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 2000
Focal length: 32mm

High resolution:
Download file
Size: 2.40 MB
Resolution: 1600 x 2400
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Goto gallery photo:
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: