Saddle

Pad saddle. Extra piece with scalloped edges around front and back tabs - sewn over middle on top. Thong stitching down mid-length. Floral beaded panel in each corner of side pads. Beaded (seed beads) on an extra strip sewn onto saddle; colors: shades of red and green, some white, yellow and dark blue. Tabs pendent from each side; completely beaded with geometric designs in red, green, yellow and black, on white ground. Tabs edged on each side with narrow strip of woven beadwork of pony beads in black, red, and white (front) or blue and red (back), and attached at ends are two long fringes threaded with large beads in pale orange and crystal; fringes from bottom of tabs have same kind of beads with orange and black; bottoms of all fringes are wrapped in colored cloth; under side of tabs backed with blue cloth. Outside edge of saddle looks as if it might have had an edging of quill work - only stubs remain. Iron rings for stirrups on each side. Girth is canvas sacking with an iron buckle; strap on other side is stitched hide.