The National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) is a research center for ethnology and cultural anthropology.

Saddles

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  • The Kazakh, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
  • The Uighur, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
  • The Mongol, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region
Saddles

As is made clear by an old Mongolian saying, “Humans are born and die on the backs of horses,” horses are vital carriers for nomads. These peoples can ride bareback, but saddles allow easy riding for anybody. They say that the Han people invented the saddle, because they were not good at horse riding.

Dragon dance | Bridal palanquin | Costume for Chinese opera (Li Tian Wang) | Siheyuan (Household compound) |
Wine container | Clothing of ethnic minority peoples in southwestern China | Saddles | Butter tea maker
China: A Multiracial Country