saddle (horse furniture)

Pair of saddle flaps, separated. Pair of leather saddle flaps. Would originally have been joined by rope which would have passed through two apertures in each piece. Rope missing. The lower flap is black in the upper part and white below, with two tachibana mon and a gilded horizontal strap through which a strap would pass, all with a gold border around the edge. The reverse is covered in cloth. The upper flap is of white leather with three tachibana crests (mon) in black and an aperture for a strap to go through. Gold border. Reverse of blackened leather. A black lacquered wooden bar along the lower edge. Two flaps together as worn on horse:350h x 420w.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn5654.1ii
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 350 mm x 420 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
leather; wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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