Saddle

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"411. Wooden saddleA wooden saddle frame which is bound to the back of the carrying horse. It is made from two wooden boards that are connected by cross pieces in which vertical pegs of about a hand-width in height are set. The two boards rest on the horse's back while the loads to be carried are fixed onto the four pegs so that they hang down on both sides of the animal."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 92). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller