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Bags attached to saddles, with origins in Indigenous craftsmanship.
Saddlebags are bags that are attached to saddles.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Pickup; Support item
- Franchise
- Tribes
- Developer
- Dynamix
- Role
- Restorative field supply
- Acquisition
- Map pickup
- Category
- Equipment
Lore & Background
The saddle bag was created by the Pikini Blackfeet tribe and White Mountain Apache. Those same groups, plus the tribes it was carried through, used the saddle bags. They started being created sometime in the early 1800s. These saddle bags were used for transportation of medicines and drugs, and to hold their belongings. Saddle bags were typically made of hide, specifically from buffalo.
Reader's Guide
In horse riding, saddlebags sit in various positions, on the back, side, or front of the saddle. Most attach to the saddle by straps and ties. They can be made from various materials. Although leather was the traditional material, it is heavier and requires more maintenance than many modern versions. There are several types: Pommel bags (which sit in front of the saddle), traditional paired saddlebags (which lie on the hips of the horse, on either side of the cantle), and assorted smaller bags such as a cantle bag (a small tube-like bag that sits just behind the saddle), or a single small saddle bag that may be carried on the off-side (right hand side) of an English saddle.
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