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The Felt and the Sky — real places & people

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Places of awe

The open steppe — land that reads as empty and is the most precisely known ground they walk.

The open steppe — land that reads as empty and is the most precisely known ground they walk.
The open steppe — land that reads as empty and is the most precisely known ground they walk.

Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Orkhon Valley — a thousand years of nomadic pastoral civilisation, UNESCO-listed.

The Orkhon Valley — a thousand years of nomadic pastoral civilisation, UNESCO-listed.
The Orkhon Valley — a thousand years of nomadic pastoral civilisation, UNESCO-listed.

Bernard Gagnon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Gobi — from +45°C to −40°C, the country the herders' judgement crosses.

The Gobi — from +45°C to −40°C, the country the herders' judgement crosses.
The Gobi — from +45°C to −40°C, the country the herders' judgement crosses.

Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lake Khövsgöl — the northern water of the steppe.

Lake Khövsgöl — the northern water of the steppe.
Lake Khövsgöl — the northern water of the steppe.

Bernard Gagnon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Erdene Zuu at Kharkhorin — the old capital ground, where stone meets felt.

Erdene Zuu at Kharkhorin — the old capital ground, where stone meets felt.
Erdene Zuu at Kharkhorin — the old capital ground, where stone meets felt.

Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Things of wonder (made by hand)

The ger — felt from the herders' own sheep; the sheep are the house, raised in three hours.

The ger — felt from the herders' own sheep; the sheep are the house, raised in three hours.
The ger — felt from the herders' own sheep; the sheep are the house, raised in three hours.

Gary Todd, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The morin khuur (horse-head fiddle) — the steppe's two-string voice at the fire.

The morin khuur (horse-head fiddle) — the steppe's two-string voice at the fire.
The morin khuur (horse-head fiddle) — the steppe's two-string voice at the fire.

ClipperDB, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Deer stones — Bronze Age standing stones carved across the steppe.

Deer stones — Bronze Age standing stones carved across the steppe.
Deer stones — Bronze Age standing stones carved across the steppe.

Bernard Gagnon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

An ovoo cairn — circled three times clockwise; the book shows the threshold and looks away.

An ovoo cairn — circled three times clockwise; the book shows the threshold and looks away.
An ovoo cairn — circled three times clockwise; the book shows the threshold and looks away.

Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Peoples, in their own dress

A herder in the deel — the expert fighting to hand the life on, not a vanishing relic.

A herder in the deel — the expert fighting to hand the life on, not a vanishing relic.
A herder in the deel — the expert fighting to hand the life on, not a vanishing relic.

Gabideen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bökh wrestlers at Naadam — title earned by craft, the Eagle Dance before the bout.

Bökh wrestlers at Naadam — title earned by craft, the Eagle Dance before the bout.
Bökh wrestlers at Naadam — title earned by craft, the Eagle Dance before the bout.

Paulo Fassina, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A horseman on the steppe — horses the cultural backbone of the five snouts.

A horseman on the steppe — horses the cultural backbone of the five snouts.
A horseman on the steppe — horses the cultural backbone of the five snouts.

Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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