Context (Production / use)
Email correspondence between depositor and Dr Anita Herle states 'Mongolian Wrestler's hat of the janijin malgai (litterally 'marshal's hat) style, from the province of Dornod in the East of the country. Hand made by a household in the 1990s it belonged to a locally famous wrestler named Purevochir Nachin (who was born in the 1950s). The first name (Purevochir) is his personal name, the term Nachin is a title for a champion wrestler (awarded to the third round winner in the national wrestling contest).'
Event Date 2010
Author: rachel hand

Context (Related Documents)
Accompanying note (presumably supplied with the hats) with objects gives Mongolian names in Mongolian script.
Event Date 2010
Author: rachel hand

Context (Acquisition Details)
Donated by Dr S. Byambadorj, Lecturer, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, National University of Mongolia via David Sneath, Ulaanbaatar in May 2010.
Event Date 5/2010
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Mongolian wrestler's hat of the janjin malgai style.
Event Date 17/4/2015
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Mongolian wrestler's hat of the janjin malgai style. Body of the hat in red cloth, with metallic gold geometric woven designs. Edged in silver and blue metallic trim edged in scalloped red and black striped velvet.
Event Date 1/9/2022
Author: rachel hand