DepartmentLatin America

Estribo sandalia

NameSidesaddle Stirrup

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date1820 - 1830

Place madeBolivia, South America

MediumMetal (silver, brass)

Dimensions4 15/16 × 3 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (12.5 × 8.9 × 22.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lucia Fox Edwards, A.1973.68.1

Object numberA.1973.68.1

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionSandal shaped stirrup of hammered silver with stamped & chiselled foliate arabesque decorations around the bottom, and scallops around the top edge. The sole is a thin sheet of brass, and the branches are decorated with beading, with a large ornamental eye at the top to accomodate the strap. Occasionally also referred to as an "Estribo de Amazona".