Photo: Shyrdaks at the Altyn Kol shop in Kochkor

Place: CBT Kochkor / Altyn Kol Shop, Kochkorka, Narynskaya Oblast', Kyrgyzstan

Jane Keeler

By Jane Keeler
Uploaded on 30 April 2008
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Shyrdaks at the Altyn Kol shop in Kochkor

Shyrdaks are traditional Kyrgyz wool felt rugs. The shyrdaks pictured here are all hand sewn by local women in the Kochkor area, who receive the profits from their sale.

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