Shyrga (falconry equipment)

Description

A decoy made of fox skin, designed to prepare the bird of prey for hunting. This item was used in traditional Kazakh hunting with birds of prey (saiatschylik) for training, exercising and improving the hunting skills of the eagle. The fox skin was used to imitate prey and develop the bird’s hunting qualities. It is a sample of traditional equipment of Kazakh kusbegi (hunters with birds of prey) and reflects the features of the national art of saitschylik.