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- Title
Riders in the Tomb: Women Equestrians in North Chinese Funerary Art (10th–14th Centuries).
- Authors
Shea, Eiren L.
- Abstract
For many women living in parts of present-day north China and Mongolia during the 10th to 14th centuries, equestrian activities were a part of daily life. Women of all social levels were expected to know how to ride from an early age. However, documentary evidence for women's participation in equestrian activities during this period is sparse. This paper brings together materials that highlight the important role horse riding played in the lives of northern women during the 10th to 14th centuries from the funerary context. This study connects funerary objects with women's participation in polo, hunting, warfare, and the Mongol postal system, among other activities. The synthesis of material evidence from tombs with period texts will illuminate the important role of equestrian activities in women's lives and afterlives during this period.
- Subjects
MONGOLIA; HORSEMEN &; horsewomen; CHINESE art; EQUESTRIANISM; POSTAL service; FOURTEENTH century
- Publication
Arts (2076-0752), 2023, Vol 12, Issue 5, p201
- ISSN
2076-0752
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/arts12050201