Contemporary Falconry in Altai-Kazakh in Western Mongolia
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A classical form of ‘eagle falconry’ is still practiced in theAltai-Kazakh community of Bayan-Ölgii (Баян-Өлгий)Prefecture in western Mongolia. Their form of falconry isunique in that they use female golden eagles, they hunt onhorseback and foxes are the main prey. This makes itdifferent from any other type of falconry in Asia or Europeand for this reason it is regarded as a form of intangiblecultural heritage. However, little is known about thespecific cultural context in which this activity is practicedand no serious scientific research has hitherto beenconducted into it. The author carried out anthropologicalresearch in the Altai-Kazakh community from July 2011 toJanuary 2012 with financial support from the TakanashiFoundation for Arts and Archaeology. This research wasbased on close observation of the hunters, interviews, andthe author’s own experience of taming a golden eagle atSagsai (Сагсаи) Village. The findings support the view thatthis type of falconry is indeed a unique form of intangiblecultural heritage. In addition, the fact that the practice ofhunting foxes with eagles has declined in recent years,suggests that we should now take action to safeguard thepractice and preserve it for the future. This paper reportsthe preliminary results of research undertaken in thesummer of 2011.
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A classical form of ‘eagle falconry’ is still practiced in theAltai-Kazakh community of Bayan-Ölgii (Баян-Өлгий)Prefecture in western Mongolia. Their form of falconry isunique in that they use female golden eagles, they hunt onhorseback and foxes are the main prey. This makes itdifferent from any other type of falconry in Asia or Europeand for this reason it is regarded as a form of intangiblecultural heritage. However, little is known about thespecific cultural context in which this activity is practicedand no serious scientific research has hitherto beenconducted into it. The author carried out anthropologicalresearch in the Altai-Kazakh community from July 2011 toJanuary 2012 with financial support from the TakanashiFoundation for Arts and Archaeology. This research wasbased on close observation of the hunters, interviews, andthe author’s own experience of taming a golden eagle atSagsai (Сагсаи) Village. The findings support the view thatthis type of falconry is indeed a unique form of intangiblecultural heritage. In addition, the fact that the practice ofhunting foxes with eagles has declined in recent years,suggests that we should now take action to safeguard thepractice and preserve it for the future. This paper reportsthe preliminary results of research undertaken in thesummer of 2011.