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)
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)
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