Black and white photograph of mule with elaborately decorated harness, head ornaments, string of bells at neck, and saddle carpet

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.

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Kala, Maultier des Postreiters (Kala, mule of the post rider)

Kala, Maultier des Postreiters (Kala, mule of the post rider)

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