Kazakh - Mongolia
Eagle festival | Tsambagarav mountain, Altai_mountains | Mongolia, 2017
In recent years, the Kazakhs have initiated an entire festival dedicated to their powerful emblem, the eagle. The annual Golden Eagle Festival held in Bayan-Ölgii Province is as much a competition between the hunters as it is a show of cultural pride. On the opening day of this two-day festival, the Kazakh eagle hunters (known locally as baytolda or
berkutchi) parade through the arena with their eagles on their arms. The eagles are released from the top of a cliff and are then expected to find their owners as fast as possible. The winner is the eagle that finds its owner first and gets the best grip on the fox-pelt being dragged behind his horse.
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Editions
Limited to 19
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frame
Wallnut wood
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glass
Musem glass
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Sizes
062 x 110 cm - Edition of 9
100 x 180 cm - Edition of 6
140 x 260 cm - Edition of 3
165 x 315 cm - Edition of 1
