2003.11.45

Collection type

Object

Description

Camel saddle tree [RJ 7/3/2003]

Long description

Camel saddle tree made of dark wood. Placed under the saddle blanket and used to anchor all the straps. Two inverted 'v' shapes of wood made out of two pieces of wood which fit together at the tips (they have been glued together on this piece). The two inverted 'v' shapes are bound together at their tips with green commercial string so that together they form a four- footed stand in the shape of a pyramid. The feet of the saddle tree are thinner and wider than the tips. There are two pegs made of a lighter wood slotted into grooves carved into the side of the pieces of wood. The leather for binding the saddle tree together is anchored around these. The outside face of the wood has been decorated with stylised floral patterns carved into it and inlaid with bronze-like metal. [RJ 7/3/2003]

Geographical reference

Oman

Asia > Western Asia > Oman

Al Wusta Wadi Mughshin

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones

PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones

Date / Period

Date made: Before 2003

Date collected

March 1987

Acquisition information

Donated: 2003

Materials and processes

Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Bronze Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Inlaid, Process Polished

Dimensions

Height: max 212 mm, Width: max 166 mm, Length: max 254 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 2003.11.45 Other numbers: No field collector's number

Search terms: Animal Gear, Camel Accessory, Saddle