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0162 The Pulse of Asia : vol.1
アジアの鼓動 : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000233
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a felt, but oftener left open to allow the escape of the pun-
gent smoke of dried dung which forms the only available
fuel. The most salient feature of the dwelling, however,
is the ease with which it can be taken to pieces and moved
from place to place. Hence its peculiar appearance and
mode of construction, which are more evident from the
accompanying photographs than from any description.
No iron is used; the lattice-work, made of pieces of willow
an inch in diameter, is bound together by strips of raw-hide
drawn through holes, while the poles which support the roof
are tied in place with home-made ropes of wool. Large
felts cover the outside, the lower part of which is sometimes
adorned and protected by matting made of reeds a quarter
of an inch thick and four feet long, tied so as to stand ver-
tically. The whole dwelling can be folded compactly into
pieces of convenient size for carriage by camels or oxen
whenever a migration is to take place.

In similar fashion the furniture of a "kibitka," as the tents
are called, is of peculiar sorts, corresponding to the materials
at the disposal of the Khirghiz, and to the necessity of easy
transportation. Utensils are made chiefly of leather and
wood, the most available materials which will not break.
Again, the dress of the Khirghiz is adapted to the coolness
and dampness of the climatic conditions under which the
people live. Having described these things, we at once per-
ceive that they in turn limit the æsthetic sense of the Khirghiz.
These people cannot know much about architecture or the
ceramic art; but they can and do enjoy bright-colored rugs
and felts, gaudy leather boxes, gay screens or hanging door-
ways, and gorgeous robes or delicately embroidered head-