The main body of the instrument is made with birch wood, while the rest are made of willow. With a long, slim neck, it is shaped like a boat. A horsehead is depicted at the top of the instrument.
A unique imagery is engraved the opposite of the soundboard. It depicts 6 deers, 1 mountain goat, and 5 dogs as well as a hunter looking to shoot his arrow, which in some ways look similar to cave paintings of the Turkic period. Scholars speculate that the imagery with the theme of hunting is due to how ancient nomads used to use music in worshipping the mountains and waters before embarking on a hunt.
2021-01-08 13:05:35
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. From the various musical instruments found from the territory of Mongolia, the one tracing back to the earliest point in history is currently being kept at the National Museum of Mongolia.
The artifact was found during an archeological excavation done at a site named Zambiin Uzuur in Zuunkhangai soum, Uvs aimag in the framework of the Mongolian-American joint project, ‘Baruun Mongol’, in 2018.
Made by cutting the two ends of a marrowbone and creating a trapeze-shaped chamber inside, the bone artifact was used as a type of whistle by ancient hunters.
As the bone whistle traces back to the Late Bronze Age around BC 1042±31, it is currently considered as the most ancient musical instrument found from Mongolia.
In our series of highlight artifacts being kept at the National Museum of Mongolia, we are presenting a tsatsal (wooden spoon used for offerings) from the late 19th century to the early 20th century.
2020-12-25 17:23:33
Selenge /MONTSAME/ Museum of Selenge aimag features exhibits dating back to Mongolia’s independent movement in 1921. Established in 1948, the museum was elevated its status to Local Research Cabinet in 1960 and Local Museum in 1968. And it was a branch of the Museum of People’s Revolution (now National Museum of Mongolia) at that time.
Then Central Museum of Selenge aimag was established in 2004 by merging two museums- Selenge aimag museum and Museum of Altanbulag. The museum now has over 3500 exhibits.
The exhibits are special as preserving historical facts relating to the People’s Revolution. Historic photos that show the Victory of the People’s Revolution, Maxim heavy machine gun and items used by military leader D.Sukhbaatar, Marshal Kh.Choibalsan and commanders of four regiments, who played leading role in the Victory of the People’s Revolution take up the most important position.
2020-12-18 12:50:50
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. In this edition of the series of highlight exhibits being kept at the National Museum of Mongolia, we are presenting the knife that was used by one of the tallest Mongolian people in history, Gongor Purev.
Material: silver, cypress, leather
With the 12 zodiac animals and ever ugalz (horn pattern) engraved on the silver section of the cypress sheath, the knife is made of steel and has a wooden handle.
Well-known as Undur Gongor, he was born in present-day Jargalant soum, Khuvsgul aimag in the early 1880. Alongside stories about his height and strength, there are also notes written by domestic and foreign citizens as well as photography.