According to information supplied by the consignor, this saddle was made by Manta Islobe, a Hawaiian cowboy of Japanese ancestry who worked for Edward Baldwin, the owner of the Ulapalakua Ranch and descendant of early Hawaiian missionaries who arrived on Maui island in the 1850's. This saddle was left to his son Greg who continued his father's work until 1962. Saddle has a 14" seat with hand braided lariat attached to right side latigo, and bush cutter in leather sheath attached to left side, full fenders and wooden stirrups all with simple tooled annular decoration with fine old polished patina. The spurs have polished steel rowels with an 8 spikes each, geometric notched shank, yoke with original leather, inside heel is 3" These spurs according the the family were made by a Portuguese man on the big island. Lot includes documentation on the origin of this saddle from widow of Greg, last owner. A fine example of a Hawaiian saddle. After Hawaii was admitted into the Union as a State in 1959 the Baldwin family was forced to sell the ranch to pay inheritance taxes. Condition: Some scaring on seat, still VG.
According to information supplied by the consignor, this saddle was made by Manta Islobe, a Hawaiian cowboy of Japanese ancestry who worked for Edward Baldwin, the owner of the Ulapalakua Ranch and descendant of early Hawaiian missionaries who arrived on Maui island in the 1850's. This saddle was left to his son Greg who continued his father's work until 1962. Saddle has a 14" seat with hand braided lariat attached to right side latigo, and bush cutter in leather sheath attached to left side, full fenders and wooden stirrups all with simple tooled annular decoration with fine old polished patina. The spurs have polished steel rowels with an 8 spikes each, geometric notched shank, yoke with original leather, inside heel is 3" These spurs according the the family were made by a Portuguese man on the big island. Lot includes documentation on the origin of this saddle from widow of Greg, last owner. A fine example of a Hawaiian saddle. After Hawaii was admitted into the Union as a State in 1959 the Baldwin family was forced to sell the ranch to pay inheritance taxes. Condition: Some scaring on seat, still VG.
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