items index
Haymaking in Dornogovi
Thrift, Eric
This series of audiovisual recordings documents manual haymaking by Gantömör, Jargal, San, and Okhüü.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Hay Making, Gantomor-Jargal
Building a well at Khamar Monastery
Thrift, Eric
This series of recordings documents a sequence of activities over two days, in which a well is being reconstructed.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Building Well, Dornogovi-Khamar Monastery
"Mongol Temee 2012" [Mongolian Camel 2012] festival (day one).
Thrift, Eric
This series includes videos of events on the first day of the “Mongol Temee 2012” camel festival in Dornogovi.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Camel Festival, Camel Polo
Milking goats--Nomin and Oyunaa
Thrift, Eric
The recordings in this series show milking goats at Nomin and Oyunaa’s place.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Milking Goats, Nomin-Oyunaa
"Mongol Temee 2012" [Mongolian Camel 2012] festival (day two).
Thrift, Eric
This series includes videos of events on the second day of the “Mongol Temee 2012” camel festival in Dornogovi.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Camel Festival, Camel Races, Camel Polo
Annual festival at Khamar Monastery
Thrift, Eric
This series of recordings documents outdoor events at the annual festival held at Khamar Monastery on September 10.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Naadam, Horse Racing, Dornogovi-Khamar Monastery
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
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
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
Harvesting wild strawberries in Yeröö
Thrift, Eric
The recordings in this series depict wild strawberry harvesting by families from Yeröö sum, Selenge aimag.
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
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
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
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
Yeröö sheep morning husbandry activities
Thrift, Eric
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Yeroo Sheep, Morning Activities
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
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
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
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
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
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
Batjargal's winter camp, Yeröö
Thrift, Eric
In this video clip, Batjargal presents his winter camp.
subject: Pastoralism Videos, Winter Camp, Yeroo Sheep, Batjargal
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
mongon-taiga-film-transcript
Humphrey, Caroline; Sheppard, John
This is the full transcript for the film “Herders of the Mongun Taiga”.