Sapphire.md — Heritage Handicrafts India

Ladakh & Kashmir

GI-tagged heritage crafts traced from the Changthang plateau to your hands. Each piece carries an NFC-verified provenance certificate, artisan attribution, and a transparent price breakdown. 85% reaches the maker within 24 hours.

Kani Weave Shawl
GI CertifiedNFC Tagged
Kani Shawl

Kani Pashmina — Chinar Motif

Woven by Mohammad Yusuf Bhat · Kanihama, Kashmir
100% Pashmina · Kani loom weave210 × 100 cm · 8 months on loom
₹1,25,000
85% to artisan
Sozni Dorukha Pashmina Shawl
GI CertifiedNFC Tagged
Kashmir Sozni

Sozni Dorukha — Paisley

Embroidered by Shabir Ahmad Mir · Srinagar, Kashmir
Pashmina base · Double-sided Sozni200 × 100 cm · 14 months handwork
₹1,45,000
85% to artisan
Natural Dyed Pashmina Stole
GI CertifiedNFC Tagged
Changthangi Pashmina

Natural-Dyed Pashmina Stole

Woven by Padma Angmo · Changthang Plateau
100% Pashmina · Walnut & indigo dye180 × 70 cm · Ring-test certified
₹38,500
85% to artisan

From Plateau to You

Every piece on Sapphire.md is traced through four verified stages. Scan the NFC tag on any product to see its complete journey.

Fiber Source

Changthangi goats
Changthang Plateau, 4,500m

Hand-Spun

Women's cooperative
Leh, Ladakh

Woven

Named artisan weaver
Village & lineage recorded

Authenticated

GI certified · NFC tagged
Fiber verified

600+
Herder families supported
85%
Direct to artisan
51%
Artisan cooperative ownership
5%
Per purchase to conservation
“My grandmother herded these goats, my mother herded these goats. Now my daughter can choose to stay — not because she has no other option, but because it is a life worth choosing.”
— Changpa herder, Changthang Plateau, Ladakh