deconstruction
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Every year or five (depending who you talk to) a ger needs to be dismantled, cleaned and reassembled. Pulling it apart takes less than an hour. Putting it back together would no doubt take a bit longer, but even still, that’s not too much of a time investment in household maintenance, even for those who do the job every year – some even do it twice a year at the change of season, to have a different covering for summer and winter. These gers, we noted, were in better condition than the less frequently changed ones.
Tags: craft, housing, postcard: Mongolia, tradition
rayres
[…] We were privileged to be able to help dismantle one when we were in Mongolia and the photos were taken while we dismantled it. If you are interested in seeing the whole process click here. […]