Horse breast collar

NameCollar, horse

Artist Artist unrecorded

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

Place madeRiobamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador, South America

MediumLeather, silver

Dimensions65 3/16 × 48 1/4 × 13/16 in. (165.5 × 122.5 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.18.5

Terms

Riobamba

Object numberFA.2012.18.5

DescriptionHorse breast colllar of our large, heavy, dark leather straps decorated with silver ornaments meet in center and are secured with a large silver disk with a bearded face. On the straps are geometric quatrefoil-like forms, animals, human figures, hands, and bow-tie-like forms. The thick bottom proper right strap end is folded over and riveted, with a hole on the single thickness. The bottom proper left end has a silver buckle and an extended strap with piercings. At the top proper left is a folded over tab with multiple piercings, and at the top proper right is a short tab with a single piercing.