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HORSE HARNESS

  The famous travellers and explorers of Central Asia marked a special attitude of nomads  to horse harness which excite a great interest not only as articles of craftsmanship, but a beautiful specimen of folk decorative art. Collection of horse harness is presented by all types of Kazakh saddles and harness elements.
Especially distinguished are  those made in Eastern Kazakhstan(Naiman saddles), differed from others by more wide and  high front arch , covered with silver and gilded plates, imitating deers and floral oranament with stone insets. Of peculiar beauty are female saddles.
Female gala saddle.
Leather, wood, velvet, silver, gilding, cornelian
Western Kazakhstan, 1912. 

 

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