Khonsa marketKhonsa
Nocte weaving, cane and bamboo work, smoked pork, bamboo shoot and king chilli
The Tirap ridge market, and the best single place to see what a Nocte household actually buys and sells. Busiest before Chalo Loku.
Patkai & Tirap Belt · Eastern Himalaya & Brahmaputra Belt
Shops and premises
Longding market and the Wancho carving workshopsLongding
Wancho wood carving, bead work, woven bags and belts
Carving is bought from the carvers rather than from a shopfront; asking at Longding or at Wakka is the normal route. Old bead strands with brass heads are heirlooms and are generally not for sale, whatever is offered.
Choephelling handicraft centre, MiaoMiaosince 1975
Hand-knotted woollen carpets, Tibetan handicraft
Run through the settlement's cooperative alongside its farms and businesses. The carpet is a GI-tagged Arunachal product made by a community that has been in the district for fifty years.
Miao marketMiao
Provisioning for Namdapha, local produce, Tibetan and Lisu goods
The last full market before the park gate; stock up here rather than at Deban.
Singpho households around Bordumsa and InnaoBordumsa, Changlang
Phalap — bamboo-cured smoked tea, sold by the households that make it
Not a shop. Phalap is bought directly from Singpho families, and the same tea is sold across the Assam line around Margherita where the community also lives.
Nampong and the Pangsau festival stallsNampong
Tangsa, Tutsa, Lisu and Singpho craft and food; cross-border goods when trade is permitted
Concentrated around the January festival. Trade over the pass is periodic and regulated, and what is available varies year to year.
Famous shops, markets and workshops in Patkai & Tirap Belt, and what each is known for. (6)