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San Antonio Museum of Art, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection.
Saddle
San Antonio Museum of Art, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection.
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Saddle

DepartmentLatin American Art
Dateca. 1922-1923
MediumLeather, bone, and metal
Dimensionsh. 40 in. (101.6 cm)
w. 29 in. (73.7 cm)
d. 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection
Object number85.98.1262
Geography
Place madeAmozoc, Puebla, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionAn elaborately detailed saddle, with tooled and incised leather, a silver pommel, and a seat made of carved bone.Label TextThis saddle would have been used by a charro, or a traditional Mexican horseback rider, for formal events such as charreadas, equestrian events similar to rodeos. The saddle is made of carved and appliquéd leather, with silver accents and a seat made of carved bone. The engraved and encrusted pommel of the saddle is characteristic of the equestrian metalwork made in the community of Amozoc, Puebla. Esta silla de montar fue hecha para un charro, el jinete tradicional mexicano, para ser utilizada en charreadas o eventos ecuestres similares a los rodeos. La silla está elaborada de cuero repujado con aplicaciones, superficies de plata repujada y un asiento de hueso tallado. La cabeza de la silla posee decoraciones que son características de la orfebrería ecuestre de la comunidad de Amozoc, Puebla. (LA, 2022)
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