. Bulletin. Ethnology. 86 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 159 raw buffalo liide, which in drying binds every part tight. This frame rises about ten inches before and behind; the tops are bent over hori- zontally and spread out, forming a flat piece about six inches in di- ; He believed this saddle type was older than the pad saddle (Henry and Thompson, 1897, vol. 2, p. 527). In 1833, Maximilian ob- served this saddle and noted that both pommel and cantle "frequently has a leather fringe hanging from it" (Maximilian, 1906, vol. 23, p, 107). Gustavus Sohon shows this ty
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 86 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [Bull. 159 raw buffalo liide, which in drying binds every part tight. This frame rises about ten inches before and behind; the tops are bent over hori- zontally and spread out, forming a flat piece about six inches in di- ; He believed this saddle type was older than the pad saddle (Henry and Thompson, 1897, vol. 2, p. 527). In 1833, Maximilian ob- served this saddle and noted that both pommel and cantle "frequently has a leather fringe hanging from it" (Maximilian, 1906, vol. 23, p, 107). Gustavus Sohon shows this type of saddle ridden by the two women in the left background of his field sketch, "The Bloods Come in Council," drawn in 1855. The men in the foreground appear to be riding pad saddles. (PI. 4.) In making a wood saddle a woman split a green cottonwood log and trimmed two pieces to equal size about one-half inch thick, 16 to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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