Milkmaid

Milk is a central source of sustenance for Mongolian herdsmen. Mare's milk is fermented into a coveted drink called ayrag. Yak and cow milk will be curdled into cottage cheese that is either eaten or sold to merchants on the road to Ulaan Baatar. Mornings are spent with the animals. The young are penned up at night and release shortly after milking, allowed to nurse only as much as neccessary to sustain them, before being returned to the enclosure.


Milk Bucket


Herdsman