Horse trappings

Museum number:
9-11125
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011125
Alternate number:
24a (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
head trappings for horse; yak hair 50 cm. L; 12 cm. W.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Himachal Pradesh, Manali; but made by Tibetans
Culture or time period:
Indian, Indian cultures, and Tibetan
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
July 1969
Materials:
Wool (textile) and Yak hair
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Used anytime to decorate horses or mules; this "crest" is put on the harness over the animals heads; (note: this object made in India by Tibetans)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 12 centimeters and length 50 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Horse trappings, accession number 9-11125, described as head trappings for horse; yak hair 50 cm. L; 12 cm. W.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Horse trappings, accession number 9-11125, described as head trappings for horse; yak hair 50 cm. L; 12 cm. W.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Horse trappings, accession number 9-11125, described as head trappings for horse; yak hair 50 cm. L; 12 cm. W.

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