Hanging for saddle

Museum number:
5-10428
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050010428
Accession number:
Acc.4021
Description:
Hanging; ten plaited fringed leather strips hang from a leader panel decorated with cowrie shells in geometric design. Plaited leather cords attach at top on each side. Strips darkened from use. Panel: 41 x 73 cm. Strips: 50 x 70 cm each.
Donor:
Natalie Tobert and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Rizekat, Darfur province, Sudan
Verbatim coll. place:
Sudan; Darfur Province; Rizekat
Collector:
Natalie Tobert
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaited weaving
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hanging for saddle, accession number 5-10428, described as Hanging; ten plaited fringed leather strips hang from a leader panel decorated with cowrie shells in geometric design. Plaited leather cords attach at top on each side. Strips darkened from use. Panel: 41 x 73 cm. Strips: 50 x 70 cm each.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hanging for saddle, accession number 5-10428, described as Hanging; ten plaited fringed leather strips hang from a leader panel decorated with cowrie shells in geometric design. Plaited leather cords attach at top on each side. Strips darkened from use. Panel: 41 x 73 cm. Strips: 50 x 70 cm each.

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