Horse's saddle tassel, of long dark red cord ending with a red tassel. [MJD 24/08/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Horse's saddle tassel, of long dark red cord ending with a red tassel. [MJD 24/08/2012]
Long description: Horse's saddle tassel, of long dark red cord ending with a red tassel. The cord is constructed from tightly plaited red cotton around an unknown core., then covered with dark red woollen textile. The tassels are made of a ball of cotton textile covered with decoratively knotted red cotton yarn that ends with hanging strands. [MJD 24/08/2012]
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Person: Field collector Robert Gosset Woodthorpe; Field collector J. Dalton Woodthorpe; PRM source J. Dalton Woodthorpe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1916
Date collected: By 1916
Acquisition information: Donated: 1916
Materials and processes: Material Wool Textile Animal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Covered, Process Crocheted
Dimensions: Length: max 3000 mm, Diameter: max 87 mm tassel head
Object numbers: Accession number: 1916.39.2.2.1
Research and responses: It seems most likely that Robert Gosset Woodthorpe collected these items as he was stationed in this area (see biographies) [AP 8/1/2003]