help I'm searching decoration about Mongol Warrior

[joepanzer]

Dear Friends of Planetfigure, I ask you if possible an indication about web location
where I can found picture about decorations of Mongol warrior dress, or decoration for quiver for arrow, i hope you can understand ..I need an ispiration to enrich
a bust.
I hope you can help me.
Marco Ganghini
www.bestsoldiers.com

 

[Guy]

Here is one link

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/mongols/

check their link section for more links on Mongols

 

[Einion]

Hi Marco,

The Cleveland Museum Of Art has a good collection, although the pictures could be larger:
http://www.clemusart.com/explore/searchlis...=mongol&x=0&y=0

The Smithsonian has some good pics, type in Mongol and hit return:
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/search.cfm

This page from Asianart.com has some good items on it:
http://www.asianart.com/rossi/gallery4/index.html

Einion

 

[dario966]

hello,
Marco, from what time period of the Mongol history you seeking info on the dress?
Send me an email and I shall give you some info from the Russian sources - reconstrutions et al.
Have you ever seen the French comics series (4 titles) -'Le Khan' by Rocca/Houot (Soleil Productions)? There you will find nicely drawn elements of dress, weapons and other cultural objects of the Mongol material culture form pre-imperial and early imperial periods.
But obviously check the HErmitage Museum on line... www.hermitagemuseum.org
1st Guard web site www.1st-guards.com
and other Russian figure makers eg Kolobob and Vityaz
Anyway, let me know
Dario

 

[Arminous]

Hi all!

Hi Marco!You have chosen a subject(Mongol warrior)that is very limited about enriching clothes etc.I mention that in order to remind you to be carefull and not paint something that will be too much for such a figure .However,you could add some decoration on clothes(if your Mongol wears a silk robe for example...)and on quiver.

Give it a try and search in Google for "Mongols pictures".You could get historical information from Persian,Turkish or Chinese(even Japanese)miniature painting so search also for "Persian Miniature Painting".

In my opinion,you should first check your figure and find out of which period is your warrior(for example the first troops of Chengis Khan were barbaric warriors with poor clothing while a few years later the same warriors were dressed and armed equally to their opponents Chinese and Persian richly armed warriors)and of which rank(a lower rank light cavarly warrior would be dressed in simpler clothes than a tuman leader).However,remember that even a lower rank poor troop would carry a high quality bow and richly decorated quiver(that was must for a Mongol warrior independently of his rank!)

Btw,Mongols are my favorite subject and I have a collection of pictures about them.Just email me and I'd be glad to send you what I have

I hope I helped

Cheerz!
-Kostas.