Saddlebag Item Number: 1358/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

A saddlebag constructed from a long continuous length of off-white striped wool canvas, which is folded and seamed onto itself at each end to form a pair of bags of equal size (panniers). The fronts of both bags, as well as the “bridge” that separates the two bags, are decorated with large rectangular panels of very finely knotted pile weaving that is worked on the canvas. The piece is tightly woven and quite stiff. The design motifs on the pile woven sections is consisting of octagonal and other geometric forms with shades of red, and brown predominating. The outside edges of the saddle bag are bound with braided brown goat or camel hair and the opening of each bag is finished with dense loops of braided goat or camel hair. There are colourful tassels at the corners and on the back of one bag, a length of brown cotton twill tape is attached.

History Of Use

Saddlebag used on a horse or camel for personal and/or commercial purposes.

Narrative

Collected in the early 1920’s by Leonard S. Klinck, then president of the University of British Columbia, in North Africa or Central Asia.

Item History

What

Name
Saddlebag
Identification Number
1358/1
Type of Item
saddlebag
Material
wool fibre, camel hair fibre ?, goat hair fibre ?, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Manufacturing Technique
woven, knotted and braided
Overall
height 5.0 cm, width 89.7 cm, depth 46.2 cm

Who

Culture
Baluchi ?
Previous Owner
Leonard S. Klinck and Vernon C. Brink
Received from
Vernon C. Brink (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Afghanistan ? or Turkmenistan ?

When

Creation Date
before 1925
Ownership Date
before July 19, 1989
Acquisition Date
on July 19, 1989

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
good
Accession Number
1358/0001