Media available: image / Collection place: Xizang autonomous region (Tibet), Tibetan Pleatau, China / Donor: Norma Hill - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 9-8243a,b, described as Boots, a pair; felt with appliqué and embroidery, cordage soles; shoe part is red and green felt embellished with embroidery; upper is black twillweave with varicolored striped appliqué up back.

Hearst Museum object titled Crupper, accession number 9-8246, described as Crupper (harness part); 6 metal strips and metal wheel, all inlaid with bats and other Tantric (?) symbols in white metal, are attached to leather strips; attached by two loops is tailpiece of orange woven wool over white hair padding; boss on wheel has remnants of red pigment; attachments for saddle broken off; crupper: leather loop (in this case, other materials) passing under a horse’s tail and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.