SAYAT

In the high Altai mountains, golden eagles nest between rocky outcroppings. Khazakh hunters climb the rocks, take young birds and train them for sayat, the tradition of falconry. After years of catching hares and foxes, the eagles are released back into the wild, their wings flashing dark and light against the sky. Woven from linen and wool, Sayat evokes the dappled markings of an eagle’s feathers, braised by the wind as they fly toward the horizon.