Bob has returned from a trip to the Yakutia region of Eastern Siberia where it is Summer & very green. Knowing I'd be interested in seeing the local handicrafts he snapped these photos of the rugs below woven from what is locally available- horse hair. The beard, hair & garments are long strands of hair. They were used for wall decoration as was the birch bark painting above. There is a strong Mongolian influence in this part of the world.
Was very interested in the horse hair weaving pictures which were probably done by hand but discovered that a company in the UK by the name of John Boyd Textiles still make fine cloth from this product.
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