At last we come to the most important “Snout” of all for Mongolians, the horse. I was told that Mongolians sing about three things: the land, their mothers and their horses. The classic Mongolian musical instrument is the “morin khuur” or horse-headed violin. Here are some that I saw at the Mongolian Artists’ Union gallery [...]
Archive for August 18th, 2008
Mongolia Monday: The Five Snouts, Part 5
Posted in Mongolia, The Artist, Travel, tagged Ikh Nartiin Chuluu, Mongolia, Mongolian herders, Mongolian horses, morin khuur, Rainbow horses on August 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »
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