Saddle Cloth
date: label: Accession Date
content: 12 May 1988
label: Collection Date
content: 1970 to 1982
name: label: Collector
content: Arthur A. Leeper
label: Donor Name
content: Arthur A. Leeper
notes: label: Notes
content: SADDLE CLOTH OF SILK BROCADE, QUITE WORN IN SEVERAL PARTS. THE CENTER DESIGN IS OF FLOWERS ON A GOLD FIELD WITH INNER BORDERS OF MEANDER/RIGHT FACING SWASTIKA DESIGN AND AN OUTER BORDER OF FLOWERS ON A SILVER FIELD. OF THE 2 SLOTS FOR STRAPS, LEATHER IS SEWN ON THE EDGE ON BOTH SIDES. THE SADDLE CLOTH HAS FRINGES ON 2 ENDS WITH SILK STRINGS WITH RAINBOW COLORS AND A BACKING OF BLUE COTTON DENIM. ACCORDING TO COLLECTOR, THIS PIECE IS USED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DURING THE TIME OF THE NEW YEAR MONLAM FESTIVAL, AND IS PERHAPS FROM THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
label: Notes
content: Note: The swastika is an old symbol in the Buddhist religion and in Tibetan culture. It is a protective device used as a blessing or "auspicious sign." When one swastika is joined to another to form a chain it can be used as a border or protective boundary on clothing, carpets and other household items.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Tibet, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 358174
label: USNM Number
content: E423820-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Saddle Blanket