Badma Amulakova, Orndg

Badma talks about traditional bedding, including a bed, a blanket and pillow substitutes. She says that the Kalmyks used felt to cushion their beds. A bed consisted of 3 felt pieces, namely (1) ‘der bogts’ which was put at the upper part of the bed, (2) ‘kol bogts’ placed at the bottom, and (3) a piece put in between. These three pieces were covered with a layer, consisting of a rug or a long piece of felt. A blanket was made from either camel’s or sheep’s wool. Instead of pillows, the Kalmyks used a thing called tuntg, which was made from sheep’s wool. It was also used as a cushion on saddles.Sponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwi