Monkhtsetseg, working with speed and precision, spent many hours plaiting lustrous horse mane hair (never from the tail) into lengths of rope that still connect trellises supporting the walls of the Shining White Palace Ger at DC. This was one of her contributions to the collaborative rebuilding effort. Once cut, the horses’ hair had been meticulously cleaned, teased out and separated into smaller workable lots. The young lams, women and men all pitched in to do this very time-consuming preparatory work together. The joy of shared purpose and endeavor was palpable. Delgeruun Choira in the Dundgovi, Mongolia 25 July 2005. Photograph: C.Pleteshner
Monkhtsetseg, working with speed and precision, spent many hours plaiting lustrous horse mane hair (never from the tail) into lengths of rope that still connect trellises supporting the walls of the Shining White Palace Ger at DC. This was one of her contributions to the collaborative rebuilding effort. Once cut, the horses’ hair had been meticulously cleaned, teased out and separated into smaller workable lots. The young lams, women and men all pitched in to do this very time-consuming preparatory work together. The joy of shared purpose and endeavor was palpable. Delgeruun Choira in the Dundgovi, Mongolia 25 July 2005. Photograph: C.Pleteshner