01756nas a2200241   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003653001700044653001300061653001700074653000800091653002400099653000900123100002200132700001900154245008300173856015400256300001200410490000700422520106500429022002001494       2017                            d10aAuthenticity10aMongolia10acraft skills10ager10aintangible heritage10ayurt1 aCharlotte Paddock1 aJohn Schofield00aAuthenticity and adaptation: the Mongol Ger as a contemporary heritage paradox  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85008674915&doi=10.1080%2f13527258.2016.1277775&partnerID=40&md5=f64484dde535218c6d45b3b62ac49e24  a347-3610 v233 aThe Mongol Ger is a transportable felt tent deriving from an ancient nomadic civilization. The structure encapsulates a specific Mongolian nomadic cultural identity by encompassing a way of life based upon pastoral migration, complex familial relationships and hierarchies, and spiritual beliefs. As Mongolia has rapidly urbanised over the past century, the form and function of the ger have changed, with some of the integral facets of the structure lost with a view to commercialising and/or adapting a nomadic symbol for modern consumption. This paper will explore the ger as a vernacular and globally recognised form, assessing whether its nomination by the Mongolian State Party on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as a craft-skill is either sufficient or indeed appropriate. It will further be argued that to understand the ger in its totality requires an understanding also of the concept of authenticity to disentangle variations between the ‘livingness’ of the ger and its appropriation for a wider audience.  a13527258 (ISSN)