This is an unusual and important, authentic circa 1860 Comanche rawhide covered saddle with carved bone and carved wood tree. These early Comanche examples are exceedingly rare with this being an interesting piece having the raised pommel and seat being comprised of carved bone, likely Buffalo / Bison sinew and rawhide lacing sewn to carved wood bottom pieces which are all wrapped in parfleche rawhide which is sinew and rawhide lacing sewn, likely from a Buffalo / Bison as well. For Comanche examples with the similar to same undecorated hide covered tree with similar rounded off flaring pommel swells and seat see the 1860 Comanche example offered from Heritage Auctions in their November 2013 sale for $7,000 from the Valentine Pasvolsky collection; as well as the 1860 Comanche saddle offered by NAAC in June 2020 for a high of $3,000; and the 1860-1875 Comanche Saddle in the Bullock Museum collection. This is the only example with bone carved tree, a truly rare and unusual addition. Has some thick heavy rawhide lining hide lacing and rawhide lacing sewn on the inside, similar to the Bullock Museum example. Truly a rare and fine example. The inside rawhide lining is from a horse or steer. Overall good condition being well preserved with expected separation and wear. Measures overall 20-inches long by 11-inches high by 16-inches wide. From a Bozeman, Montana collection and recovered at the same time as the Apache stirrups.