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Pad saddle

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1926 by Donald A. Cadzow (1894-1960, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)
Collector
Donald A. Cadzow, Non-Indian, 1894-1960
Date created
circa 1910
Object Name
Pad saddle
Media/Materials
Hide, wool cloth, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, copper alloy beads, wool yarn, metal ring, deer hair, cotton thread
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork, stuffed, strung, stitched
Dimensions
39.50 x 43.00 x 7.00 cm
Object Type
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
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