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Traditional saddle-making
  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001231
    Country Mongolia
    ICH Domain Traditional craft skills
    Address
    throughout the Mongolia
Description 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.
Social and cultural significance Traditional saddles are used widely in rural areas, by herders and by race horse trainers. Traditional saddle is also used as part of decoration in modern families, those are inherited or presented as a gift for moving to new place, as a symbol of prosperity and tradition.
Transmission method by apprenticeship training
Community Individuals, Private companies
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Information source
National Center for Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of Mongolia
http://www.ncch.gov.mn

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