Selenge aimag coverage index
Horse branding celebration in Yeröö
Thrift, Eric
This series of recordings documents a branding ceremony for the foals belonging to a wealthy businessman from Nalaikh.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Horse Branding Ritual
Batjargal's winter camp, Yeröö
Thrift, Eric
In this video clip, Batjargal presents his winter camp.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Winter Camp, Yeroo Sheep, Batjargal
Feltmaking at Khandgait, Yeroo sum, Selenge aimag (part I)
Thrift, Eric
This series of videos documents feltmaking at Purevjav’s place in Khandgait, Yeroo, over two days in late summer.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Felt Making, Beating Wool, Milking Cattle, Purevjav
Dolgorsüren distilling milk liquor (shimiin arkhi)
Thrift, Eric
The recordings in this series depict Dolgorsüren distilling milk liquor, while her daughter-in-law prepares jars for strawberry jam making.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Distilling Milk Liquor, Making Strawberry Jam, Dolgorsuren
Tsagaan's cattle, Yeröö sum
Thrift, Eric
Tsagaan, a retiree who lives in Yeröö sum centre, shows off the cattle he keeps in his yard. The cows are milked once a day, in the morning.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Milking Cattle, Tsagaan
Visit to Bat-Erdene's home in Yeröö
Thrift, Eric
The recordings in this series depict a visit to Buryat herder Bat-Erdene’s home in Tasag, Yeroo sum, Selenge aimag.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Farm Livestock, Separating Cream, Goat Birth, Bat-Erdene
Feltmaking at Khandgait, Yeroo sum, Selenge aimag (part II)
Thrift, Eric
This series of videos documents feltmaking at Purevjav’s place in Khandgait, Yeroo, over two days in late summer.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Felt Making, Slaughtering Sheep Goat, Driven Well, Race Horses, Purevjav
Gerlee cooking and milking her cow
Thrift, Eric
This series of audiovisual recordings documents Gerlee’s work in the home.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Making Boortsog, Making Khailmag, Making Khuushuur, Milking Cattle, Gerlee-Nyamdorj
Yeröö sheep morning husbandry activities
Thrift, Eric
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Yeroo Sheep, Morning Activities
Milking cattle and collecting dung at Sainsanaa's place in Yeröö
Thrift, Eric
This series of audiovisual recordings documents Sainsanaa and his wife milking cattle, sending cows off to pasture, and gathering dung.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Milking Cattle, Collecting Dung, Sainsanaa
Feeding pigs and a newborn foal
Thrift, Eric
These two short clips were taken at Tasag in Yeröö. In the first clip, Gerlee and her son Nyamdorj feed their pigs, as Sookoo looks on. The second clip shows Bat-Erdene’s newborn foal.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Feeding Pigs, Newborn Foal, Gerlee-Nyamdorj
Yeröö breed rams at a well
Thrift, Eric
This video recording documents rams of the Yeröö breed being watered at a well.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Yeroo Sheep-Rams, Watering Livestock
Haymaking at Khandgait, Yeröö sum, Selenge aimag
Thrift, Eric
The recordings in this series depict the gathering and transportation of hay by herders in Yeröö.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Hay Making
Harvesting wild strawberries in Yeröö
Thrift, Eric
The recordings in this series depict wild strawberry harvesting by families from Yeröö sum, Selenge aimag.
Gerlee making strawberry jam
Thrift, Eric
The recordings in this series were taken in Tasag, Yeröö sum, Selenge aimag on the day following a strawberry-picking expedition.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Making Strawberry Jam, Gerlee
Visit with Mendee and his brothers - Yeröö
Thrift, Eric
This series of audiovisual recordings documents activities at Tasag in Yeröö sum, Selenge aimag.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Feeding Pigs, Feeding Chickens, Fetching Water, Combing Goats, Evening Activities, Mendee-Bat-Erdene-Batsaikhan
Dolgorsüren and family milking cows and making aaruul
Thrift, Eric
The recordings in this series depict Dolgorsüren and her grandchildren milking cattle and making aaruul.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Milking Cattle, Making Aaruul, Dologorsuren
Oral history interview No. 081218B with Davaasambuu (b. 1958): translation
Davaasambuu
Oral history interview with Ööldöh Davaasambuu
subject: authority, military, new technologies, oral history, prison, work
Oral history interview No. 081218A with Davaasambuu (b. 1958): translation
Davaasambuu
Oral history interview with Ööldöh Davaasambuu
subject: democracy, military, oral history, prison, privatization, sports