Horse Trapping

42-39-14

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 42-39-14
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Tibet
Section Asian
Materials Leather | Metal
Description

Long leather belt, double thickness stiched together. 32 round brass studs, some missing. Leather repaired and sewn back together. Large leather stitches (Hold studs on?). Slits in leather at one end for buckle. Simple silver buckle held on by twisted leather ring at the end of belt, reinforced by small metal plate. Has label: "133." which corresponds to "just plain 133 - harness trapping".

Credit Line Academy of Natural Sciences / University Museum Expedition to Southwest China and Tibet; Gordon T. Bowles, 1932
Other Number 133 - Other Number | 92-1-83 - Found in Collection Number

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