thegods wife. These two figures are merely a pair of lanky flat bolsters with the upperpart shaped into a round disk, and the body hung with a long woolly fleece ; eyes,nose, breasts, and navel, being indicated by leather knobs stitched on. The malefigure commonly has at his girdle the foot-rope… … Tartar Idols and Kumis Churn. Czomboyef, a recent Russo-Mongol writer already quoted, says also: Among theBuryats, in the middle of the hut and place of honour, is the Dsaiaga^hi or ChiefCreator of Fortune. At the door is the Emelgelji, the Tutelary of the Herds andYoung Cattle, made of sheepskins.…
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? · Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Inscriptions, Chinese · Early maps · Mongols · Voyages and travels
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