![]() This vast link in the folk handicraft in its turn was divided into embroidery, applique and artistic stitching.Įach of these had their own distinctive features and Buddhist religion also frequently used applique. ![]() Since ancient times, Embroidery was done by women, who cleverly handle needles and thread. This knife can also be used for slaughtering animals and other purposes, when a person enters Ger, he takes out it of his sash and hangs down. ![]() It is useful in the countryside or caravanning. Every Smith had his own method and style of molding. Mongolian silver cased knife. Different bell and hanging bells were made by casting. Ritual musical instruments and other cultural objects, incense burners and censers were cast. casting in bronze, brass, and copper alloys was widespread. Since Bronze ages, the Mongolians have been following the tradition of casting and in the 19th century A.D. Carpenters were clever in using the natural qualities of wood, for instance, for making Toono- upper ring of ger, one-half stem of a birch tree was cut off in the summer when it was completely dried up, it was bent in that side, where the stem was not cut off. The Ger, it's shape, structure, painting, and utensils tested through time and lifestyle have come to our days with almost no or little changes. The felt helps the Ger keep heat and the canvas over it sheds rain. Gers are constructed of a latticed wood structure covered with layers of felt and canvas. The Ger /yurt/ has been the basic dwelling of the nomads and its furniture and decoration is an entire gallery of arts and crafts of Mongolia. The neck of the Morin Khuur was crowned with one, two, and even three sometimes dragons heads to were carved out. Beautiful ornamental designs were carved on each side of the square body, the peg-head, and the bow. The most widespread folk musical instruments have been Morin Khuur. The making of Mongolian national musical instruments has been regarded as folk handicrafts. Mongolians cared for the quality of wood and paid particular attention to correct drying and wood processing. Since yearly times, Mongolian artisans have been made wooden household accessories – the Ger, cart, box, cupboard, bucket, utensils, and musical instruments. The art of Mongolian folk craftsmen can be subdivided into over twenty types methods blacksmith’s artifacts of iron and bronze, casting from these metals, artistic wood carvings, ornaments and applique of leather, raised inscriptions, embroidery, gold and silver chasing, sculpture and other types of crafting arts. Mongolia has more than Twenty Types of Crafting Technique Even men’s decorations such as knife, pendant for knife, snuff box, smoking pie accessory and steel drills were paired in design with saddle, bridle and ornaments of horse made by similar precious stone and rare metals. ![]() ![]() Both ornaments of horse and decorations of men are most important heritage of Mongolian art and crafts’ culture. Mongolian men had been wanted to differ by his horse, so even wanted to embellish by ornaments of horse made by silver, gold and even precious jewelry. Maybe, that’s why Mongolians have been giving more interest and attention to horse utilities such as saddle, bridle, and whip and beast band of the horse. There is Mongolian saying- Horse is good friend of men. Due to horse’s usage in nomad’s daily life, Men of Mongolia have been carrying and giving vital attentions to his own horse. They carved out of wood to create different objects of Shamanism cult in the form of beasts, birds, animals, which could very well be regarded authentic works of carving, applique, and ornamentation in special rhythm and composition.ĭecorating Art in Mongolian Horse CultureĪs the most important animal, Mongolians delighted in their horses, riding them to hunt, to travel and to war. Mongolian arts and crafts have been passed down from one generation to another, leaving behind deep impressions on all facets of mode of life, and conscious, aesthetic and philosophical thinking.The highly developed periods of Mongolian art and crafts comes from second half of the second millennium B.C and evidenced by the sculptured heads of wild animals with long ear, huge eyes, giant horns on bronze knives, daggers, owls ,rigs, and other objects both found in Mongolia and the Ordos.Īncient Mongolians had their own tribal totems, revered and offered prayers to them. ![]()
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