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It is recommended to buy jewellery and accessories in Tibet. You may buy bangles, earrings, belts etc in Ba Kuo Street of Lhasa. Many of them are worth to buy.

Tibet knife
Tibet knife is an essential staff for all Tibet nations. It may be used to cut meat, as protection and also an accessory. Tibet knifes that design for the use of men are usually rugged. On the other hand, those design for the use of women are elegant. You can buy them in flea market or shops, their price are ranging from several bucks to several hundreds. The most famous Tibet knife is produced by RiKaZe. The design is very exquisite and not easy to imitate.

Tang Ka (A kind of Tibet picutre)
It is a kind of picture which fill with Tibet style. Most of them are Buddha and Bodhisattva, but some of them are birds, scenes and with medical or astronomy content. They have the style of embroidery or painting. The most precious Tang Ka in Tibet now are the Tang Ka of Sung Dynasty.

Carpet
It is a traditional handicraft of Tibet. There are different handicraft factories all over Tibet and their style are varied according to their nations. There are carpets, hanging carpets and many other accessories. The carpets produced by Jiang Ma are well-known in the world, and the carpets produced there will sell to many different countries.
There are also tie knot handicrafts and jades, and also the carved bowls produced by Cuo La and Ji Long. All of them are traditional handicraft of Tibet.
There are some other collectible items like wooden bowl, Tibet knife, fire stone, jewellery, jade, figure of Buddha, Tang Ka, stone carve, oil lantern, tent, carpet, hanging carpet, hat, boots, apron and Tibet gown.