Felt Art of the Mongols.
Paperback, translation by Eric Thrift
Luntengiin Batchuluun. ISBN 99929-2-163-3.
For the past two millennia, felt has played an essential role in Mongolian life. In addition to its basic function as an insulating cover for the yurt, felt has served in making clothing, cushions, rugs and wall-hangings, saddle pads, purses and much more. Indeed felt is such an intimate part of Mongolian culture that it has come to be treated as an almost sacred textile, forming the subject of a great number of ritual blessings and activities. In The Felt Art of the Mongols L. Batchuluun explores the origins and semiology of Mongolian "felt culture", discussing in turn the emergence of felt technology, contemporary feltmaking traditions, and the significance of the patterns and symbols encountered in Mongolian felt embroidery.
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