The Yak House is a handicrafts producer group created in 2000 in Murghab district under the Pamir High Mountain Integrated project (PHIP), implemented by ACTED. It perpetuates the secular handicrafts tradition and offers more diverse economic opportunities for vulnerable women of the Murghab district.

Most of the handicraft products presented on this web site are the result of a development project that works with Kyrgyz and Tajik artisans living on the high altitude plateau of the Eastern Pamir, Murghab region in Tajikistan.

Working on handicrafts with both communities helps to reveal the positive values of each community and reinforce cultural exchanges.

Based on traditional skills and patterns, YH artisans develop new lines of products of high quality, while simultaneously supporting its members to revive craft techniques which might otherwise disappear.

The "Yak House" aims at increasing income for its members by providing them with training in quality, creativity and design as well as developing sales.

There are four permanent selling points (in Murghab, Khorog, Dushanbe and Bishkek). The "Yak House" also participates in annual exhibitions and events such as the Week Fair of Mountain Products organized by CAMP, the Pamiri Festival and the traditional handicrafts fairs organised in collaboration with Bactria Cultural Center in Dushanbe. These events bring together producers and clients and make a contribution to the integration of the Murghab region.

Dear friends,
We are happy to present the catalogue “The Eastern Pamir Art” resulting from the implementation of the project “Preservation of Eastern Pamir Yak wool Handicraft Traditions” by the Public Organization “Yak House” supported by the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation.
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