A ceremonial saddle, Gabbâra, from Fes (Fez) Morocco

A ceremonial saddle, Gabbâra, from Fes (Fez) Morocco
A saddle Gabbara from Fes (Fez , Morocco

Pompadour saddle most probably from the same workshop as the saddle offered by President Giscard d'Estaing to the Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac, preserved under the inventory number: 71.1975.127.1.8 in leather, silk threads and gold (gold) and from a manufacture or traditional work of the embroiderers of Fez. Previous collection: Musée de l'Homme (North Africa and Near East) ;
The piece is described as: Pink leather piece. Top: Gold thread embroidery. Surrounding : Borsman trimmings. Troussequin qarbûs el qudâmi : filali ; front decorated with gold thread embroidery and trimmings. Pommel qarbûs el urâni filali, back decorated with gold thread embroidery and trimmings. 2 tassels with gold thread. Seat between the cantle and the pommel: red plastic. Harness of pomp and circumstance. Minor wear and tear.

Beginning of the XXth century
80 (h) x 96 cm (length) x 50 cm (width) Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.