DepartmentLatin America
Stirrups
NameStirrups
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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
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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