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Equestrian
Not on view
After the mastery of iron technology for the production of tools and weapons, the horse was pivotal to the ability of certain Sahelian groups to dominate their neighbors. Horses were important for the maintenance of state power and the control of trade routes. At various stages in trans-Saharan trade, thoroughbred Arabian horses became the most important prestige commodity. With the introduction of saddles in the fourteenth century, horses were more actively used in the military arena.
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