Kala, Maultier des Postreiters (Kala, mule of the post rider)
- Location
- Tibet
- Date
- 1938 or 1939
- Creator
- Ernst Schäfer (German, 1910–1992)
- Material
- photograph
- Dimensions
- 7 x 9½ in. (18 x 24 cm)
- Collection
- Bundesarchiv, Koblenz; Bild 135-S-01-17-03
- Photo Credit
- image courtesy Bundesarchiv, Koblenz
- Link
- https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de/dba/en/search/?yearfrom=&yearto=&query=+Bild+135-S-01-17-03+Bild+135-P3411
An example of forehead trappings, under-saddle carpet, and decoration on a post rider’s mule.
Saddle Carpet for the Yabzhi Punkhang Ceremonial Cavalry
Gyantse, Tsang region, central Tibet
1930s
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