Sain baina uu, and another bit of news, I went downtown today, after checking the pictures posted by Chagan Mori to the group, and found two small altar tables...
Some company in Oregon makes some pretty decent gers if you leave out the plastic bubble over the toono. An authentic Mongolian ger will rot with mold in the...
What yostoi Mongol does not have an altar in his home to rest the morin khuur beside? That is put in place before the ger is even erected since it cannot fit...
Gulgoo, Wasn't the Old Mongolian script first used for Turkish? Of course there were not the different ethnic divisions then as today. Ozul's ancestors may...
What a hoimor looks like depends on the religious beliefs of the Mongol to whom it belongs. Mongols who are Tibetan Buddhist follow the Tibetan model, but ...
In gers khoimors can be made from any kind of variation of chest or trunk. Again it depends on religious beliefs and whether the chest is used strictly for...
I have seen yak wool being spun in the countryside. The old woman who was doing it spat on the wool because saliva makes the stiff yak wool stick together ...
ooops hit send too early.. Would it be innapropriate for me to make mittens to go with my winter garb, even if they are not period?? There are many who nitpick...
There's a book I have in Russian (author Z.V. Dode) about Central Asian nomadic clothing through history. It shows some archaeological finds of fingerless...
definitely, that is why they have their own name "beelii" All examples I have seen in museums were mittens but certainly some clever women crafted gloves in...
hi all, been lurking for a while. hope this post is appropriate so here goes. this Estrella was my 1 yr anniversary with the 16 ft ger i built. the way i built...
Yahoo!groups automatically strips attachments. Could those who mentioned pictures upload them to the files section? I'm sure many people would like to see...
Finding SCA period gloves anywhere is going to be difficult for Mongolians as well as anywhere else because they are not the sort of things that are used as...
[[Finding SCA period gloves anywhere is going to be difficult for Mongolians as well as anywhere else because they are not the sort of things that are used as...
Unfortunately I was not able to see the picture as an attachment. Could you upload it in the files section?? and could I get a few suggestions on books and...
Come on now, Qara Qulan, let's not get nasty here! Yes I am certain my documentation and artifacts are different from yours because mine are from Mongolia and...
... Qara Qulan, I would really like to discuss this with you. I did a Persian costume project 2 years ago during which I learned that many of the Persian ...
I think she is simply saying she would rather not assume, but instead would like proof positive from some period source. I personally believe we quite often...
What she wrote did not bother me so much as the tone it was written in, as a scholar I am used to debate but it was rather tactless. Also by Mongolian custom...
... there were Yes it was. It was directly adopted from the Uighur tribe with little/no alteration.Although it is 2-3 steps removed from Arabic letters, the ...
... (beautiful things), ... Is Vodka's place in Mongol culture the result of Russian influence? I know a love of alcohol is nothing new (or unique) but my mind...
Maybe I should not have asked. I seem to have started a fight amongst friends and colleages of Mongolian research. I was only asking if there is any...
That reminds me of a time when I went to the gas station wearing a badge from Mongolia on my coat and the Arab person at the cash register was curious about it...
Popping in- ... I'm fairly certain I speak for a large number of the people on here when I say: bring 'em on! Admittedly, most of us are not writing for...
Wow, turn my head for a second... ... Can you post a scan of the picture with caption? There are people here who can read the Russian text. This could settle...
Oh yes Mongols did have liquor before vodka, and there is a lot of history with that which is not so pretty. A Mongol from the countryside would know more than...
And by the way contrary to popular belief (where did it come from I don't have a clue) Russians make vodka from grain, not potatoes. They do make vodka from...
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