Saddle (gser sga)

by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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This tradition of highly decorative saddles continues uninterrupted in Tibet for at least a thousand years.

Saddle (gser sga), c. 1942–46, copper alloy, iron, gold, turquoise, wood, leather, textile, Tibetan, Derge (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Cite this page as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Saddle (gser sga)," in Smarthistory, August 6, 2021, accessed January 29, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/saddle-tibet/.

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