Stirrups

NameStirrups

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeBolivia, South America

Place madeChile, South America

MediumWood, steel

Dimensions8 11/16 × 6 1/8 × 4 15/16 in. (22 × 15.5 × 12.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.37ab

Object numberA.1977.5.37ab

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionDark hardwood finegrained stirrups are carved with scroll design. Iron braces are nailed over splits in the wood. This type hasw no metal strap but stirrup is part of the carving, as if tapaderos were worn with narrow iron stirrup.

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