Saddlebag (heybe)
- Culture
- Turkish
- Period
- Ottoman period, 1281–1924
- Date
- late 19th century
- Classification
- Containers, textiles
- Collection
- Islamic Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 47 3/4 × 20 1/4 in. (121.3 × 51.4 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Virgil H. Bird in memory of Mrs. Dora Grippi
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 346:1980
NOTES
Saddlebags like this one are made up of two connected pouches that can be thrown over the back of an animal or carried on a person’s shoulder. Sheep, goats, horses, and camels were the most important possessions of Turkoman tribal families because they provided transportation, food, and clothing. In central Asia, the nomadic Turkoman tribes who roamed the area in search of food and water for their flocks would use such a saddlebag to carry supplies.
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