1) Textile art 
A thangka, also known as tangka, thanka or tanka (Nepali pronunciation:; {bo|t=ཐང་ཀ་}; Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala of some sort. The thangka is not a flat creation like an oil painting or acrylic painting but consists of a picture panel which...