Mongolia’s Cashmere Industry at a Crossroads
A Mongolian man herds sheep and goats in Darkhad Valley, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
A Mongolian man herds sheep and goats in Darkhad Valley, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
Sheep and goats mill around in an enclosure in Darkhad Valley, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
Newborn lambs wear small blankets to protect from the cold in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
A herd of sheep and goats grazing in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
A herder pulls water from a well for his sheep and goat herd in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
A Mongolian herder smokes a cigarette in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
Herders separate pregnant animals from a herd in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
A goat stands in an enclosure in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
Newborn lambs wear small blankets to protect from the cold in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
A herder carries a newborn lamb in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
Herders release pregnant animals to graze in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
A herd of goats and sheep stand in an enclosure in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
A Mongolian man herds his goats and sheep in Murun, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
A herd walks through the snow in Darkhad Valley, Khovsgol Province, Mongolia.
Women sew together clothing items at Bodio’s of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
An employee performs quality control on clothing items at Bodio’s of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Cashmere thread sits on a shelf at Bodio’s of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongoli.
An inventory manager works in a room full of thread at Bodio’s of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The showroom at Bodio’s of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
An employee at Sor Cashmere LLC works in the digital weaving station.
Workers sew garments at Sor Cashmere LLC.
Erdenetuya Mangaljav, the general director of Sor Cashmere LLC, poses in her showroom.