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Girl's Saddle

CultureSouthern or Central Plains, probably Cheyenne
Dateca. 1875
MediumWood, rawhide, native tanned leather, and brass tacks
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 × 8 1/4 × 15 inches (22.23 × 20.96 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Marder Fund
Object number2015.34
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 208
DescriptionSaddle frame made of a wood covered with rawhide with pommels covered in brass tacks and twisted native leather fringe.Published References
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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