Saddle Blanket
Item number 1376/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Multi-coloured saddle cover constructed of wool cut pile textile and decorated with complex geometric forms representing plants and animals. Roughly square in shape, but with two adjacent corners cut off at 45-degree angles to accommodate the shape of the back of the saddle. There is a 10 cm slit at the opposite end, close to the edge. Side edges are selvage; front and back edges are turned once and secured with a coarse running stitch.
History Of Use
Used to cover a saddle to provide comfort to the rider. The slit at the front of the piece accommodates the horn of the saddle.
Cultural Context
Used for transportation.
Narrative
The origin of this piece is unknown, though we are quite sure it was collected in Afghanistan, because in 1989 the central Asian republics of the USSR were not yet opened to Western collectors. Many objects that were made elsewhere in central Asia have made their way to Afghanistan because of political unrest in their place of origin. The label on the saddle blanket may have been attached for export purposes.
Item History
- Made in Afghanistan ? during 1989
- Collected in Afghanistan ? during 1989
- Owned by Alan Davidson before November 14, 1989
- Received from Alan Davidson (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on November 14, 1989
What
- Name
- Saddle Blanket
- Identification Number
- 1376/12
- Type of Item
- blanket
- Material
- wool fibre, dye and jute fibre ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- knotted pile
- Overall
- height 62.4 cm, width 68.9 cm, depth 2.3 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Afghanistan ?
- Collected in
- Afghanistan ?
Who
- Culture
- Uzbek ?
- Previous Owner
- Alan Davidson
- Received from
- Alan Davidson (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1989
- Collection Date
- during 1989
- Ownership Date
- before November 14, 1989
- Acquisition Date
- on November 14, 1989
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1376/0012
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