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Bogd Khaan Palace Museum: Bogd Khaan’s boots from childhood
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. This is the pair of khanchin boots that the VIII Bogd Jebtsundamba wore when he was 10 years old.
Made by an unknown craftsman
Late XIX century
Cotton
47x24 cm
With a tall white sole made by gluing thin white felt on top of each other, the boots have red velvet shaft and vamp. ‘Khaan buguivch’ and ‘khatan suikh’ patterns (commonly found on traditional designs of wedding rings) are sewn onto the vamp, while a dragon and a fish are sewn onto the shaft using gold colored thread. The boots were worn for religious ceremonies.
