WOOL LANDSCAPE SCARF
$48.00

Travel and Leisure

Transport your winter wear to the majestic Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan with this painterly, hand-felted wool scarf. These heartfelt illustrations are rendered using a unique needle felting technique by Kyrgyz tailors through the aid of Gulnara Kydyrmyshova, an entrepreneurial local artisan who has helped revive and bring attention to the distinctive handicraft of this recently-independent nation and its people. Using this special process, dyed wool fibers sourced from local sheep are fused to create imaginative images representing the simplicity of Kyrgyz life. A yurt— a portable, bent wood-framed dwelling structure traditionally used by Turkic nomads in the steppes of Central Asia—is set against snowcapped and reddish mountains that provide a backdrop for the lush pastureland. Each warm, one-of-a-kind can helps enrich the lives of these nomadic artisans and brings wonder to the wardrobe of any style savvy woman with an eye for the exotic.

• Item ID: 23106
• Materials: felt, cotton, wool
• 71" L x 15" W
• Machine wash cold, air dry, iron

Gulnara Kydyrmyshova

Gulnara Kydyrmyshova is the Director of 'Kork, Fiber Art Group.' In 1991 when Kyrgyzstan became an independent country most of Kyrgyzstan's talented artists fled to the more creative cities of Moscow or Bishkek, the captial of Kyrgyzstan. However, Kydyrmyshova had to stay behind in Karakol, a fairly unknown city in Eastern Kyrgyzstan. A specially-trained artist under the Soviet Union, Kydyrmyshova was commissioned for many projects reflecting the ideology and nature of the Union. See all creations.