Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
| Created: | 2015-04-13 12:43 |
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| Institution: | Department of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Description: | Whilst herding satisfied most of the needs of a nomad, hunting in the past served as a source of additional material wealth (furs) and food (meat). It was also entertainment, especially for the rich who retained special personnel including bird attendants (shovuch) and hunting-dog attendants (nokhach). Besides that, hunting was a school of military training through which horsemen honed their skills. Some Kalmyk tribes used wolf hunting as an initiation rite. Hunting with falcons and hawks was especially popular among the nobility. Other methods involved traps, nets, forks, bows and arrows, and later rifles. Small game was usually hunted by individuals in the vicinity of their nomadic camps, whereas larger animals such as saigak antelopes, wolves, wild horses, and boars required groups of hunters who travelled long distances accompanied by their dogs.
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Media items
This collection contains 26 media items.
Media items
Alena Lidzhieva, About Hunting
In this short interview Alena talks about hunting.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 12 Jun 2015
Alexei Naranov, Wolf Hunting
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 8 Aug 2017
Badma Ochirova, About Hunting with Dogs
Badma says that her father hunted foxes. He had two dogs, called Nast and Shityach. Badma’s uncle on her paternal side also hunted foxes. Her father and her uncle grazed their...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 19 Feb 2016
Bembya Lidzhiev, About Hunting and Milk Vodka
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 16 Jun 2019
Dordzhi Nandyshev, About Hunting
Dordzhi is a hunter. He, however, does not hunt close to his house. He goes far away with his dogs for the whole day. He usually kills only one animal. Dordzhi says that all...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 8 Aug 2017
Dordzhi Nandyshev, About Kalmyk Beliefs Connected with the Dog
Dordzhi talks about Kalmyks’ love for their dogs:
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sat 4 May 2019
Galina Erdneeva, About the Ban on Hunting Saiga Antelopes
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 26 Jan 2018
Gerel Shakeeva, About Eurasian Squirrels
The Eurasian squirrel’s meat is used for making soup. These rodents have a thick fat layer. Their fat, however, is not used, although it is known that some Derbets used it in the...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 30 Sep 2016
Gerel Shakeeva, About Foxes
Gerel says that she witnessed how people killed a fox. The fox had a lot of fleas in its fur. In order not to damage the skin, one should know how to shoot a fox. Traditionally,...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 30 Sep 2016
Gerel Shakeeva, About Wolves and Saiga Antelopes
Gerel tried wolf’s meat before. She describes it as delicious and greasy. Since wolf’s meat has a high insulin content, it is not good to eat it too much. Gerel says that her...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 30 Sep 2016
Ivan Ulyumdzhiev, About Hunting
Ivan talks about wild boars and wolves. Wild boars can be found around Lake Chograi near the Caspian Sea as well as in the forests in Gorodovikovskiy rayon. People hunt wild boars...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Thu 19 Dec 2019
Khongor Aduchiev, Bator Aduchiev, About Hunting
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Wed 23 Aug 2017
Konstantin Naktanov, About Hunting
Konstantin’s grandfather hunted wolves and foxes by using traps. Konstantin’s father, in contrast, hunted with a rifle. In his youth Konstantin went with his father on hunting...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Wed 8 Jun 2016
Oleg Mandzhiev, About Kalmyk Dogs
Oleg says that the Kalmyk breed of dogs disappeared following the deportation of the Kalmyk people in 1943. This breed was trained to protect people and livestock. It had very...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 10 Oct 2016
Olga Budzhalova, About Cats and Dogs
Olga relays a legend. When god was dividing bread, humans got nothing. The dog howled, complaining that it did not get bread either. After getting a piece, the dog gave it to...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 22 Apr 2019
Roman Lyariev, About Knives
Roman demonstrates and explains some of his hunting knives, including:
-A knife made of a soft metal,
-a foldable knife made of a hard metal and with a wooden handle,
-a small...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 20 Dec 2016
Roman Lyariev, About Rifles
Roman has been hunting for about 17 years. He shows and explains three of his rifles. The first one is a sport rifle, with a 50-meters range, comfortable to hold, has options to...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 20 Dec 2016
Roman Lyariev, About Wolves
Roman says that when wolves arrive the number of foxes and rabbits in that place goes down. Wolves are family oriented, territorial animals. Every family or pack is headed by an...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 20 Dec 2016
Roman Lyariev, How to Skin Your Kill
Roman explains how to skin a fox. First, one needs to prepare the ground by trampling it. Skinning should be done with a small sharp knife. A freshly killed fox skins easily. Then...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 20 Dec 2016
Roman Lyariev, Rabbit and Fox Hunting
A rabbit’s trail is called malik. Rabbits try to mix their trails up in order to confuse and keep predators away from their burrows. Rabbits are nocturnal animals. It is easy to...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (HUNTING)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 20 Dec 2016