Materials
saddle making
ICH Materials 44
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Disentangling games
One of the Mongolian traditional games is the disentangling game. Without doubt, this must have been originated from a nomadic livestock breeder's livelihood as a demand to untie and disentangle difficult knots, ties, and entangled things. Consequently, parents took much care to train their kids to learn how to disentangling things and created a variety of disentangling games. First-hand materials were rope, thread, and whip-cord which were used for making diverse knots and used for children to untie the knots. For instance, "Khonih kholboo" (Chain stitch), "Bogtsnii uya” (Saddle bag tie), "Argamjaanaas biye salgakh" (Untie oneself from a tether), "Yeson nukh" (Nine holes), "Bogj niiliilekh" (Link the rings) and "Chodriin zangilaa" (Hobble knot) can be mentioned. There are stories that Mongolians would challenge the groom's smartness by a game Uurgiin huivnaas bogj salgakh" (Separating a ring from a sting) and challenge the bride's intelligence by games like "Link the rings” and "Run colts".
Mongolia -
Disentangling games
One of the Mongolian traditional games is the disentangling game. Without doubt, this must have been originated from a nomadic livestock breeder's livelihood as a demand to untie and disentangle difficult knots, ties, and entangled things. Consequently, parents took much care to train their kids to learn how to disentangling things and created a variety of disentangling games. First-hand materials were rope, thread, and whip-cord which were used for making diverse knots and used for children to untie the knots. For instance, "Khonih kholboo" (Chain stitch), "Bogtsnii uya” (Saddle bag tie), "Argamjaanaas biye salgakh" (Untie oneself from a tether), "Yeson nukh" (Nine holes), "Bogj niiliilekh" (Link the rings) and "Chodriin zangilaa" (Hobble knot) can be mentioned. There are stories that Mongolians would challenge the groom's smartness by a game Uurgiin huivnaas bogj salgakh" (Separating a ring from a sting) and challenge the bride's intelligence by games like "Link the rings” and "Run colts".
Mongolia -
Leather Knotting
Mongolians have long-standing tradition in making of leather items that is used in the daily life associated with herding of animals. The leather knotting process includes tanning, cutting, knotting, and smoking the hide and skin. Mongolians make a number of different types of ropes and other accessories by leather knotting, including lassos, hobbles, bridles, halters, cruppers, saddle straps, breast-straps, saddle fasteners, girths, bow straps, and other such items. The traditional accessories made by leather knotting are durable enough to endure use for even several generations.
Mongolia -
Leather Knotting
Mongolians have long-standing tradition in making of leather items that is used in the daily life associated with herding of animals. The leather knotting process includes tanning, cutting, knotting, and smoking the hide and skin. Mongolians make a number of different types of ropes and other accessories by leather knotting, including lassos, hobbles, bridles, halters, cruppers, saddle straps, breast-straps, saddle fasteners, girths, bow straps, and other such items. The traditional accessories made by leather knotting are durable enough to endure use for even several generations.
Mongolia -
ZINSOZI, zintaroshi
Craft of making zin (saddle). Saddles are made from wood of strong trees and it is covered with skin of cows.
Tajikistan -
ZINSOZI, zintaroshi
Craft of making zin (saddle). Saddles are made from wood of strong trees and it is covered with skin of cows.
Tajikistan -
ZINSOZI, zintaroshi
Craft of making zin (saddle). Saddles are made from wood of strong trees and it is covered with skin of cows.
Tajikistan -
Traditional art of saddle-making
Saddle-making includes the creation of the wooden saddle, the silver equipments and accessories such as a cushion, baavar (silver decoration), iron stirrup. This is a complex art of craftsmanship of wood, silver, hide and leather which challenges the skill of a talented artisan.
Mongolia -
Traditional saddle-making
According to their styles and features, the saddles are classified as Borjigin, Sambuu, Darkhad, Buriad and Dariganga. Saddle making includes the preparation of the saddle, and the silver equipment and accessories that accompany it. A saddle consists of a wooden body, a cushion, baavar (silver decoration), devs (saddle flap), gulum (sweat-flap), tokhom (sweat-cloth), olom (girth), jirem (braided strap), ganzaga (saddle strings), and iron stirrup. Saddle-making is a complex art of craftsmanship of wood, silver, hide and leather which challenge the skill of good artisan.
Mongolia -
Traditional saddle-making
According to their styles and features, the saddles are classified as Borjigin, Sambuu, Darkhad, Buriad and Dariganga. Saddle making includes the preparation of the saddle, and the silver equipment and accessories that accompany it. A saddle consists of a wooden body, a cushion, baavar (silver decoration), devs (saddle flap), gulum (sweat-flap), tokhom (sweat-cloth), olom (girth), jirem (braided strap), ganzaga (saddle strings), and iron stirrup. Saddle-making is a complex art of craftsmanship of wood, silver, hide and leather which challenge the skill of good artisan.
Mongolia