Image title: Horse Saddle (Taplejung)

This image shows a decorative horse saddle (Taplejung), from the 19th century.

The text in Devanagari reads:

घोडाको काठी, ताप्लेजुङ्ग

Transliteration (IAST):

ghoḍāko kāṭhī, tāplejuṅga

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

ghodako kathi, taplejunga [taplejung]

Gallery information:

This photo is from the collection of various artworks from Nepal, including the wood work found at Kumari Ghar, a special home/temple for the dwelling of Kumari at Basantapur.—The National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum) houses a variety of sculptures, carvings, statues, paintings and other objects grouped according to the major religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.