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Leather and horn crafting

17.01.2025

Learn the ancient art of Kyrgyz nomadic leather tanning from a master craftsman.

Learn the ancient art of leather tanning and horn crafting from the grandmaster of leather craftsmanship in the South

Shore region.

Craft your own implements and souvenirs using real leather and horn harvested from the Kyrgyz mountains. 

Visit a leather-making yurt to taste fresh horse milk (kumis) fermented in a special leather vessel (saba) and try out traditional bows and arrows fashioned from ibex horn (summer season only).