{"id":457,"date":"2014-01-12T21:21:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/12\/mongolia-the-land-of-felt-part-2-2\/"},"modified":"2014-01-12T21:21:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-12T21:21:00","slug":"mongolia-the-land-of-felt-part-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/mongolia-the-land-of-felt-part-2-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Mongolia – The Land of Felt Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nSince
\nthe 5th C, Central Asian nomads have used round, felt-covered yurts with
\ncollapsible wooden frames as portable housing when herding sheep, horses and
\ncattle.  Pasturalist nomads are not
\nconstantly on the move as we understand the word \u201cnomad\u201d.  Unlike the caravans of the Silk Road which
\nmoved from town to oasis town carrying merchandise, pasturalists move their
\nherds from winter to summer pastures and live in semi-permanent camps.  Some keep both locations and moved their
\nlivestock between them.  <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe
\nyurt (called \u201cger\u201d in Mongolia) while capable of being transported, was not
\neasily assembled, as say a tent would be.<\/span> 
\n<\/span>Yurts can be transported by cart      ( now of course by truck) and
\nconstructed on site.<\/span>  <\/span>The walls are made
\nof hand-hewn willow and poplar branches that are joined by leather thongs.<\/span>  <\/span>Wooden door frames are hung with intricately
\ncarved doors and there is a domed smokehole in the roof\u2019s center.<\/span>  <\/span>Following the erection of the frame the yurt
\nis draped in wool felt mats and an outer covering of reed mats which protect
\nand add insulation.<\/span>  <\/span>Lightweight, yet
\nsturdy, they are earthquake resistant amd provide excellent protection from
\nwind and cold.<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/span>Ordinary yurts are a
\nplain gray.<\/span>  <\/span>Those for weddings and
\nother ceremonies are white and lavishly decorated.<\/span>  <\/span>Felt rugs are used as interior wall, ceiling and floor coverings
\nmay be decorated with inlaid patterns cut from colored felt or appliqu\u00e9 or
\nembroidery.<\/span>  <\/span>All dyes are natural and
\ncolors are generally shades of red, blue and brown. The yurt\u2019s interior is
\nsurprisingly large with specific areas for eating and communal activities and
\nothers for sleeping.<\/span>  <\/span>There are usually
\nseveral pieces of large, carved furniture: chests of various sizes for storage,
\nfor example.<\/span>  <\/span>Both men and women
\nparticipate in the creation of the yurts.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nYurts
\ncan be seen throughout Mongolia, on farms, in woodlands and in cities.  Frequently, yurts are constructed next to
\npermanent, wooden buildings (perhaps as in-law apartments?)<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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a portable souvenir shop in the capital city, Ulaan Bataar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nis possible to book accommodations in yurts at several cross-country skiing
\nvenues in  the US. <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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Since the 5th C, Central Asian nomads have used round, felt-covered yurts with collapsible wooden frames as portable housing when herding sheep, horses and cattle.  Pasturalist nomads are not constantly on the move as we understand the word \u201cnomad\u201d.  Unlike the caravans of the Silk Road which moved from town to oasis town carrying merchandise,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yurt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinnamonstudio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}