When I first met other students from the Philippines, China, Laos, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica and the U.S.A, they didn't know much about our country. They know where is it located and probably some of them heard of Genghis (Chinggis) Khan who established the Mongol Empire in 13th century. All I had to do was to tell them about my country such as culture, history, dress, food, lifestyle and climate.
Today I wanted to focus on our traditional nomadic yurt which is called 'Ger' means 'Home'. Because I haven't shared it yet with other students.Traditional ger consist of a circular wooden frame carrying a felt cover. The felt is made from the wool of the flocks of sheep that accompany the pastoralists. The timber to make the external structure is not to be found on the treeless steppes, and must be obtained by trade in the 
valleys below. The frame consists of one or more lattice wall-sections, a door-frame, roof poles and a crown. Some styles of Ger have one or more columns to support the crown. The (self-supporting) wood frame is covered with pieces of felt. Depending on availability, the felt is additionally covered with canvas and/or sun-covers. The frame is held together with one or more ropes or ribbons. The structure is kept under compression by the weight of the covers, sometimes supplemented by a heavy weight hung from the center of the roof. They vary regionally, with straight or bent roof-poles, different sizes, and relative weight.
Below shown how Ger is being built:
2 comments:
(Test Comment: Do not publish for others to see) Good job and thanks for sharing the great photos on the process of building the 'ger.' Have you ever lived in one or have you helped build one?
I've lived before when I was a little child. Because my grandparents still live in Ger so I seldom visit to them. It's very interesting if you lived in inside.
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