Among Herders of Inner Mongolia

Christel Braae

Description

This is a study of a unique collection of Inner Mongolian artifacts at the National Museum of Denmark. They are described, analyzed and presented in a catalogue of more than 800 items, documenting the daily life of pastoral society in and around the tent, in the herding of the animals, in caravan trade and in hunting, crafts, sports and games, and in ritual life. Information about the objects was obtained during two expeditions to Inner Mongolia in the 1930s led by the Danish author Henning Haslund-Christensen, who had many years' experience of travel and expedition life in Mongolia. This is also a detailed account of the expeditions; of the routes, means and measures, as well as the worries and hopes of the participants; of their struggles with scientific aspirations; and of the conditions for collecting against the backdrop of the Chinese civil war and the Japanese occupation. The First and Second Danish Expeditions to Central Asia took place in 1936-1937 and 1938-1939 respectively. These expeditions were the sole foreign parties with access to the area at the time, and therefore their members were among the few observers of Inner Mongolian pastoral society at a time and place for which information was, and still is, scant and fragmented. Hence, the material objects and data obtained are of great scientific importance in the documentation of the life and material culture of Inner Mongolian herders in the 1930s - the main subject of the present book.
Chapter 1: Henning Haslund-Christensen: Explorer, Collector and Writer Chapter 2: Scandinavian Explorers in Mongolia Chapter 3: The First and Second Danish Central Asien Expeditions Chapter 4: Collections Chapter 5: Camps and Dwellings Chapter 6: Food and Drink Chapter 7: The Five Domesticated Animals Chapter 8: Domestic Crafts Chapter 9: Hunting Chapter 10: The Three Manly Sports Chapter 11: Games and Toys Chapter 12: Healing, Medicine and Lama Doctors Chapter 13: Personal Possessions Chapter 14: Caravan Accountants - Equipment and Official's Seals

Sujets

• Collection (museum)
• Mongolia
• Anthropology
• Mongolie
• Conservation

Informations

• Publié par: Aarhus University Press
• Date de parution: 20 octobre 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9788771844979
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 45 Mo

Extrait

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Christel Braae conducted fieldwork
in Tunisia in 1976-1977 and in 1989- among herders of inner mongolia
1990 in the Arab Gulf Countries of
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Bahrain, Kuwait, The United Arab among herders of
Emirates and Oman. During this
This is a study of a unique collection of Inner Mongolian artefacts
time she collected objects for the
at the National Museum of Denmark. They are described, ana -
Moes gaard Museum in Denmark.
lysed and visually presented in a catalogue of more than 800inner mongoliaPrior to this she worked for three
items, documenting the daily life of pastoral society in and
years in Bahrain as a consultant to the National Museum, which
around the tent, in the herding of the animals, in caravan trade
opened in 1989. She has published in the fields of Middle Eastern
and in hunting, crafts, sports and games, and in ritual life. The
studies and on museums and heri tage, and between 1998 and Te Haslund-Christensen Collection objects were collected during two expeditions to Inner Mongolia
2006 she was editor of FOLK. Journal of the Danish Ethnographic Society.
in the 1930s led by the Danish author Henning
Haslund-ChrisIn 2009-2010 she curated the exhibition Sharjah – Contemporary Arts
tensen, who had many years’ experience of travel and expeditionat the National Museum of Denmark
from the Emirates at the Danish National Museum. Since 1997 she
life in Mongolia.
has has worked here in the Ethnographic Department,
specializThe book is also a detailed account of the expeditions includinging in collections from the Middle East and from Central and
their routes, means and measures, as well as the worries andInner Asia.
hopes of the participants, their struggles with scientific
aspirations, and the conditions for collecting against the backdrop of
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among herders of inner mongolia Contents The Carlsberg Foundation, Aarhus University Press and the author 2017
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11 editor’s preface 98 A Himalayan interlude:
Copy editor: Bente Gundestrup
Trade routes or British intelligence?
Language revisers: James Manley, James Bulman-May, Mia Gaudern 21 foreword
100 Between passes
26 acknowledgementsType Face: Fedra Serif and Sans
104 notesPaper: Luxosatin 135 g
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28 chapter 1
ISBN: 978 87 7934 395 5 106 chapter 3Henning Haslund-Christensen:
Explorer, Collector and Writer Še First and Second Danish
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Central Asien Expeditions
Finlandsgade 29
32 The legacy of the “grand expeditions”: Haslund as
DK – 8200 Aarhus 109 Recovery and future plans
traveller and collector
113 A reconnaissance expedition to Mongolia: DECA IWhite Cross Mills 38 Collector and writer
Lancaster LA1 4XS 115 Searching for a work field
45 notes
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120 The old troubadours of Wang-yeh Sume
Box 511
123 Collecting in Manchu Ail
46 chapter 2Oakville, CT 06779
125 Looking for shamans in Hailar USA Scandinavian Explorers in Mongolia
130 Out of Manchukuo
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48 Accounts from the frontier
131 On the trail of old routes
56 Mongolia 1911-1924
133 Arrival of ethnographic objects
the carlsberg foundation’s nomad research projekt 59 A settlement in no-man’s-land
in Copenhagen
Editor-in-Chief: Ida Nicolaisen
64 Life on the farm
134 Preparations for a scientific expedition
68 An activist diplomat
The publikation of this volume has been made possible 137 On the way
by a generous grant from The Carlsberg Foundation 71 Kalgan – the gateway
140 Waiting in Khukho Khoto
72 The Scandinavian network
147 Mongolia at last
74 The missionaries
151 Expedition life at Camp Chagan Khure
76 Caravans and comradeship: – the white temple
Exploring with Hedin
152 Sub-expeditions and thwarted expectations
79 Hedin – pathfinder and cartographer
156 On the trail of a dead shaman
82 The Sino-Swedish expedition
160 Separate ways
89 From caravan man to research assistant
163 Wrapping up in a war zone
95 Splitting up with Hedin
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239 Order and etiquette170 chapter 4
241 Furniture and other ger contents Collections
241 Floor mats and rugs
173 Haslund inside the museum
242 Decorated felts
176 Registration of the objects
243 Stitched or quilted felts
178 The Picture Register
245 floor mats
178 The Ethnos Register
Catalogue nos. 17-27
180 The Paris Collection
249 sitting mats
181 Mongolian collection exhibited Catalogue nos. 28-35
184 The Mongolian Collection 253 thrones and throne covers
– an antiquarian’s view
Catalogue nos. 36-45
186 The Catalogue – an introduction 258 bolsters
CCatalogue nos. 46-50190 notes
260 wooden furniture191 Catalogue information
Catalogue nos. 51-89
262 Tables
192 chapter 5
265 Chests and cupboards
Camps and Dwellings
270 Folding chair
197 Migration and territorial organization 271 Pegs and racks
200 Seasonal movements 271 cradles and swaddling clothes
Catalogue nos. 90-94204 Camps and campsites
275 locks and keys205 Order and authority
Catalogue nos. 95-117
206 The encampment, the hot ail
280 notes
207 The pastoral household
210 Tents and tent types
282 chapter 6212 The Mongolian felt-covered trellis tent, ger

Food and Drink214 The frame
217 The felts 284 Meat – the “red food”

217 The making of felt 287 Milk – “the white food”
219 Outside the ger 290 Tea
222 Recent improvements of the ger 291 Kitchenware
224 tents and tent parts 292 The fireplace
Catalogue nos. 1-16
295 hearths
235 Inside the ger
Catalogue nos. 118-136
235 The plan 299 cooking implements and kitchen

utensils235 The interior arrangement
Catalogue nos. 137-157












































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239 Order and etiquette 303 spoons, ladles and scrapers170 chapter 4 356 chapter 7
Catalogue nos. 158-177
241 Furniture and other ger contents Collections The Five Domesticated Animals
308 containers
241 Floor mats and rugs
173 Haslund inside the museum 359 T