Saddle blanket

Museum number:
9-11993
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Accession number:
Acc.2908
Description:
Saddle blanket (horse blanket-carpet); two panels (duplicates) have orange field with large blue peony or tree lotus and other flowers growing from rock; lower edge is water or river pattern; “Kina” at top; varicolored wool pile; two panels separated by dark blue felted wool; red wool felt binding on edge; black cotton backing; width 1.31 meters, length 72 cm. For use with Englidsh-style saddle; according to dealer the orange field designates this a carpet for use by a Buddhist lama. Said to be ca. 40 years old.
Donor:
Faith Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Tibet
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Saddle blankets (animal equipment) and Saddle blankets (blanket type)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
1972
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Saddle blanket, accession number 9-11993, described as Saddle blanket (horse blanket-carpet); two panels (duplicates) have orange field with large blue peony or tree lotus and other flowers growing from rock; lower edge is water or river pattern; “Kina” at top; varicolored wool pile; two panels separated by dark blue felted wool; red wool felt binding on edge; black cotton backing; width 1.31 meters, length 72 cm. For use with Englidsh-style saddle; according to dealer the orange field designates this a carpet for use by a Buddhist lama. Said to be ca. 40 years old.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Saddle blanket, accession number 9-11993, described as Saddle blanket (horse blanket-carpet); two panels (duplicates) have orange field with large blue peony or tree lotus and other flowers growing from rock; lower edge is water or river pattern; “Kina” at top; varicolored wool pile; two panels separated by dark blue felted wool; red wool felt binding on edge; black cotton backing; width 1.31 meters, length 72 cm. For use with Englidsh-style saddle; according to dealer the orange field designates this a carpet for use by a Buddhist lama. Said to be ca. 40 years old.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Saddle blanket, accession number 9-11993, described as Saddle blanket (horse blanket-carpet); two panels (duplicates) have orange field with large blue peony or tree lotus and other flowers growing from rock; lower edge is water or river pattern; “Kina” at top; varicolored wool pile; two panels separated by dark blue felted wool; red wool felt binding on edge; black cotton backing; width 1.31 meters, length 72 cm. For use with Englidsh-style saddle; according to dealer the orange field designates this a carpet for use by a Buddhist lama. Said to be ca. 40 years old.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Saddle blanket, accession number 9-11993, described as Saddle blanket (horse blanket-carpet); two panels (duplicates) have orange field with large blue peony or tree lotus and other flowers growing from rock; lower edge is water or river pattern; “Kina” at top; varicolored wool pile; two panels separated by dark blue felted wool; red wool felt binding on edge; black cotton backing; width 1.31 meters, length 72 cm. For use with Englidsh-style saddle; according to dealer the orange field designates this a carpet for use by a Buddhist lama. Said to be ca. 40 years old.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Saddle blanket, accession number 9-11993, described as Saddle blanket (horse blanket-carpet); two panels (duplicates) have orange field with large blue peony or tree lotus and other flowers growing from rock; lower edge is water or river pattern; “Kina” at top; varicolored wool pile; two panels separated by dark blue felted wool; red wool felt binding on edge; black cotton backing; width 1.31 meters, length 72 cm. For use with Englidsh-style saddle; according to dealer the orange field designates this a carpet for use by a Buddhist lama. Said to be ca. 40 years old.

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