Craftswomen working with felt

Practices, people and patterns of heritage.

About

A digital exhibition of intangible cultural heritage from Kyrgyz mountain communities.

Supported by

This project is supported by ALIPH (International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage) and the Jash-Muun Public Association. All photography and practices were made exclusively in Toktogul.

Practices

The living heritage of Kyrgyzstan's mountain communities — knowledge and skills passed down for generations and still alive today.

Archive

Photographs drawn from documented practices in Toktogul.

A wide view of natural dyeing over an open fire
Craftswomen wetting the laid-out pattern on the worktable
A craftswoman laying cleaned sheep wool out on the reed mat
Жители Токтогула у пророщенной пшеницы в юрте
Workshop participants with the finished felt runner in a red-ochre ornament, Toktogul