Unknown Mongolia : a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria . AN URIANKHAI A WRESTLING MATCH. THE URIANKHAI AND THEIR REINDEER 225 in the air as he could, bowed low with a smack of thehands to the ground, followed this by a couple of highsprings, turned round and leaped into a minatory posi-tion in the centre of the plot, where he waited until hisadversary had accomplished a similar performance/After the bout the victor, by a fresh series of leaps,accompanied by whoops, presented himself once moreto the gegan/ prostrated himself, was invested withhis hat, a
Unknown Mongolia : a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria . AN URIANKHAI A WRESTLING MATCH. THE URIANKHAI AND THEIR REINDEER 225 in the air as he could, bowed low with a smack of thehands to the ground, followed this by a couple of highsprings, turned round and leaped into a minatory posi-tion in the centre of the plot, where he waited until hisadversary had accomplished a similar performance/After the bout the victor, by a fresh series of leaps,accompanied by whoops, presented himself once moreto the gegan/ prostrated himself, was invested withhis hat, and given a double handful of cheese-scraps,which he partly ate and partly scattered amongst theonlookers. A remarkable and interesting performance, a sur-vival, no doubt, of many ancient tests of strength andvalour which the Mongols must have revelled in, duringthe palmy days of their greatness. One point is especi-ally noteworthy in these competitions between Churchand State, namely, that the results usually end in aneasy victory for the Church, which seems to prove thatthe lamas are the strongest and bes
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