Saddle

Museum number:
2-33043a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210233043a@2dd
Accession number:
Acc.1441
Description:
(a) Navajo leather saddle; (b) Metal bit; (c) Braided wool girth strap; (d) Stirrup.
Donor:
James F. Downs and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Piñon, Navajo County, Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
Arizona; Navajo; Pinon
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Maker or artist:
Tom Shoni [Navajo]
Collector:
James F. Downs
Collection date:
1961
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Saddles (seats)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
Remarks: "See acc. envelope for full description and circumstances of saddle making.
Loans:
S1962-1963 #22: University of California, Davis (October 24, 1962–December 28, 1962), S1962-1963 #7: American Indian Council of the Bay Area (August 24, 1962–August 26, 1962), S1962-1963 #8: Four Winds Club, Oakland YWCA (September 13, 1962–September 17, 1962), and S1975-1976 #12: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (September 8, 1975–November 14, 1975)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Saddle, accession number 2-33043a-d, described as (a) Navajo leather saddle; (b) Metal bit; (c) Braided wool girth strap; (d) Stirrup.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Saddle, accession number 2-33043a-d, described as (a) Navajo leather saddle; (b) Metal bit; (c) Braided wool girth strap; (d) Stirrup.

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