Incredible Sculptural Antique Wooden Saddle with Original Rope Joinings hand drawn postcard and I believe yellow wax

and I believe yellow wax crayon on white watercolor paper

so a velvet covered top was added as a replacement to protect them Personally though

It is in good condition overall

being made by hand

A mix of rustic and refined

Incredible Sculptural Antique Wooden Saddle with Original Rope Joinings hand drawn postcard and I believe yellow waxI found this wooden saddle in Massachusetts, though am not sure where it came from; I just found it a phenomenal sculptural object, which also reads quite like a very primitive, large mask when hung on the wall, with ear like pieces at top. Definitely it is quite old, with fabulous fat iron nails all over, a hand hammered iron strip along one curve, and then these two areas of woven and knotted rope on the face, looking rather like God's eyes and