"This tradition of highly decorative saddles continues uninterrupted in Tibet for at least a thousand years."
Curator Donald La Rocca on a ceremonial saddle from Tibet.
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How this ornate saddle reflects traditional Tibetan culture
"This tradition of highly decorative saddles continues uninterrupted in Tibet for at least a thousand years."
Donald J. La Rocca
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Donald J. La Rocca
Curator, Department of Arms and Armor
Curator, Department of Arms and Armor
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Tibetan, Derge
ca. 1943–47