saddle? seat cushion? I dont know what it is

[5woodluther]

saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

picked this up at an estate sale. They didn't know what it was for sure or where it was from. They thought maybe Egypt or the middle east, as the original owner had a large Egyptian collection. Any Ideas?

 

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[Breezie]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

Is the fringe like stuff straw or what? Breezie

 

[5woodluther]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

Is the fringe like stuff straw or what? Breezie

Actually, it is very fine strands of leather.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

I see the eBay camera icon.

 

[Breezie]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

It looks more Native American than Egyptian to me. It could be some type of burial pillow. Is the rest of the pillow leather? Breezie

 

[trikikiwi]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

I think Breezie is on the right track as usual
My first thought on seeing the design was First Nation ( Did I say that right?)
Mike

 

[mojjax]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

Camel Saddle seat cushion .

http://cgi.ebay.com/Egyption-Camel-...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a0462b1ae

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

I could use one of those for my camel.

 

[5woodluther]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

I see the eBay camera icon.

Yeah, I listed it once, but wasn't sure where to list it, so it never really brought any attention. I saved the photos from the auction to my Netbook, as I didn't have the original files any more.


Breezie - yes it is all leather.

I thought it may be a camel saddle pad from the info they provided with possibly being egyptian, but like Breezie, I thought it looked more Native American in the designs.

 

[Breezie]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

Looks like mojjax nailed it, and speaking of . . .I would hate for the camel to slam on brakes with a saddle shaped like that; lol . . .Maybe someone can find a pic of it on a camel. Breezie

 

[Alchemy]

Re: saddle? seat cushion? I don't know what it is

The second and third pics look some what Native American, but the first image doesn't to me.

Also, the design just doesn't seem quite right.
It just doesn't have the "umph" lol...something Native American would have
i.e. heavier leather, some bead work I would think would be in there somewhere and etc...

I see it and think of Afghanistan, Asia, India

http://www.exploretessera.com/images/collection/pillows/pillows-central-asia2.jpg

I can imagine it being a camel seat pillow...or, just pillow, pillow