Close-up image of three overlapping embroidered Mongolian Felt with intricate geometric and spiral patterns.

Mongolia, 2008

Close-up of a textured, patterned rug with curved and spiral lines.
A man sitting on a small stool holding a blue cloth in a room decorated with framed pictures and a spinning wheel in the background.
An older man with gray hair in a checkered shirt is holding blue scissors and cutting a piece of paper with a surprised expression. A woman wearing a headwrap and blue shirt is sitting in the background.
A young boy riding a brown horse at a large outdoor gathering, with many other people and horses in the background under a clear blue sky.
Close-up of a colorful abstract patterned fabric or carpet with red, beige, and gold swirling lines.
Close-up of textured cream-colored embroidery on fabric with geometric and swirl patterns.
A herd of goats and sheep resting on a dirt road in a vast green prairie under a blue sky with distant mountains.
A herder walking past a large herd of cattle in a green, open grassland with a yurt in the background under a clear blue sky.
A man kneeling on green grass tending to a young foal lying on the ground, with a basket nearby. In the background, several horses are standing near a wire fence on a hilly grassy landscape under a clear blue sky.
Two professionals, a man and a woman, look at architectural plans and documents outdoors near a car with a view of mountains in the background.
A man in a checkered shirt reviews papers on a table outdoors in a grassy field, with a traditional yurt and hills in the background.
Stacked artisanal woven saddle pads and bridles in cream, maroon, and black colors displayed on a wooden rack, with intricate patterns and braided edges.
An elderly woman wearing a pink hat and sleeveless top, sitting at the edge of a bed, holding a necklace or piece of string in her hand, in a room with colorful, decorative posters and patterned bedding.
Three women are washing a rolled-up mat outdoors on a blue tarp, using water from a metal bucket, with a wooden fence and shed in the background.
Four women are kneeling on the ground, pressing their hands into a long, rolled-out clay or mud object on a plastic sheet outdoors, with a wooden fence in the background.
Two women rolling out material on the ground outdoors, with a wooden fence and shed in the background.
Group of people sitting on the ground in front of two loaded trucks in a grassy field, with one person standing. The trucks are heavily loaded with bags and other items, covered with tarps, under a partly cloudy sky.
Men herding camels in a grassy plain with mountains and a cloudy sky in the background.
A person standing next to a camel on a green grassy plain, with mountains and a cloudy sky in the background.