Kazakh - Mongolia
Juldis, Kazakh | Sagsai, Bayan-lgii province | Mongolia, 2017
Staying warm is worth more than a thousand gold coins,’ a Mongolian saying goes. According to legend, around 500 years ago, two horsemen arrived at a ger tent after riding through an intense blizzard. They each were carrying a thousand gold coins. There wasn’t much space in the crowded ger, so to enter they had to leave all their bags outside. One horseman left all his belongings, including the gold coins, outside and entered the warmth of the ger, while the other stayed outside to protect his valuable coins. The next day, the first man stepped outside after a warm night to find his companion frozen to death, greedily holding on to his worldly wealth.
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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
074 x 062 cm - Edition of 9
120 x 100 cm - Edition of 6
170 x 140 cm - Edition of 3
207 x 170 cm - Edition of 1
