Iradi Bridle Rosette

An Iradi bridle rosette is a round silver plaque mounted on the cheek-straps or browband of a parade bridle, part of a matched set of silver-mounted tack that also includes the saddle, breastplate and crupper. Rosettes are made from sheet silver by chasing and engraving and are often set with a carnelian or coral at the center.^[1] The usual motifs are ram's horns (koshkar muyuz) and stars. Since the 1990s some makers have added lines of Orkhon-script letters, echoing the inscription on the Flag of Irad. Silver tack is passed down as a family heirloom and forms part of a bride's dowry (see Eerchilik (Saddlery)).^[1][2]

References

1. ^ Department of Ethnography, Talas State University (2016). Horse Gear and Saddlery of the Northern Valleys. Talas: Talas State University Press, pp. 53–60.
2. ^ National Historical Museum of Irad (2015). Guide to the Permanent Exhibition. Talas, pp. 116–119.