Tibetan saddle

A wooden saddle from Tibet. This saddle with its hight pommel is made from crudely carved wood with a leather pad tacked on as a seat. The leather is hard and dry. Skins and textiles would have been placed on the seat. This saddle has a red seal on its pommel - this indicates that it was an antique legally exported from China

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Tibetan saddle Cantle of Tibetan saddle Underside of Tibetan saddle Detail of sharkskin on saddle

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