Materials
birch
ICH Materials 45
Photos
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Craftsmen in the process of making Komuz (traditional musical instrument)
Kyrgyzstan -
Woodcarving process of traditional musical instrument - komuz
Kyrgyzstan -
Cookware made of wood
Kyrgyzstan -
Jygach usta (craftsman working with a wood) making a horse saddle
Kyrgyzstan -
Instruments used in woodworks
Kyrgyzstan -
Par-zo, The Art of Woodblock Carving_Birch tree for woodblock carving
In Bhutan, artists normally prefer la-tag or tag-pa shing, betule utilis due to mass availability of the resources and considering the quality of engraving compared to other woods.
Bhutan -
Traditional knowledge related to the wood carving and wood product manufacture (horse saddle, dishes, ‘beshik’ (cradle); musical instruments - 'komuz, choor, kyl kyiyak, zhez choor, sybyzgy, kerney, surnay, dobulbas)
forming of the cradle’s sides
Kyrgyzstan -
Traditional knowledge related to the wood carving and wood product manufacture (horse saddle, dishes, ‘beshik’ (cradle); musical instruments - 'komuz, choor, kyl kyiyak, zhez choor, sybyzgy, kerney, surnay, dobulbas)
forming of the cradle’s sides
Kyrgyzstan -
Par-zo, The Art of Woodblock Carving_Birch tree close-up
Betule utilis tree is grown abundantly at elevations of 4,800 to 3,000 meters above sea-level along with Junipers, conifers, and rhododendrons. It grows as high as 15 to 25 meters approximately. The leaf measures 3 to 10 centimeters long with paper-like maroon bark.
Bhutan -
Traditional knowledge related to the wood carving and wood product manufacture (horse saddle, dishes, ‘beshik’ (cradle); musical instruments - 'komuz, choor, kyl kyiyak, zhez choor, sybyzgy, kerney, surnay, dobulbas)
fixing foundation for a cradle
Kyrgyzstan -
Buryat bow and arrow and its archery
The bow and arrow are the weapons that used from the ancient time to the present. It has been developed within these centuries, and every ethnic group made its own specific bow and arrow and used that for hundreds of years. Same with this, Buryat-Mongols have made their own bow and arrow and used it to the naadam besides with the hunting. Same with other Mongol ethnics, the body of the Buryat bow and arrow is made from birch, and upper and bottom part of bow body or curved ends are made from horn, and the string is made from sinew. As mentioned in the report, it mostly made from the horn of a cow, but later it made from the horn of ibex, deer, and moose. The hide from the cow head was used in the making of glue, besides these glues were made from the fish and hoof of the cow.
Mongolia -
Buryat bow and arrow and its archery
The bow and arrow are the weapons that used from the ancient time to the present. It has been developed within these centuries, and every ethnic group made its own specific bow and arrow and used that for hundreds of years. Same with this, Buryat-Mongols have made their own bow and arrow and used it to the naadam besides with the hunting. Same with other Mongol ethnics, the body of the Buryat bow and arrow is made from birch, and upper and bottom part of bow body or curved ends are made from horn, and the string is made from sinew. As mentioned in the report, it mostly made from the horn of a cow, but later it made from the horn of ibex, deer, and moose. The hide from the cow head was used in the making of glue, besides these glues were made from the fish and hoof of the cow.
Mongolia