ANST - saddles ...

[j'lynn yeates]

On 6 Apr 99, at 14:20, Russell Kinder wrote:

>    She may have mis-spoken, but she may have meant silver plates. As in,
> the silver is plating the leather. Just speculating.

in this type of show saddle, worked metal plates (in this case silver) are 
added on top of the leather ... a nice touch for heavy leather work, and a good 
way for nomadic peoples to carry their wealth with them and enhance their 
prestiege.

'wolf
.

... When we hunt, we all function with one mind
... - Boingo, Pedestrian Wolves
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