DepartmentEurope

Feria de Abril horse and carriage set (Reins)

NameReins

CultureSpanish

Datec. 2013

Place madeSevilla, Spain, Europe

MediumLeather, dye, brass

Dimensions287 × 13/16 × 3/16 in. (729 × 2 × 0.5 cm)

Credit LineTraditional flamenco parade horse and carriage set (Enganche Calsera de Cuero) for Feria de April (April Seville Fair), designed by Guarnicionería Vicente Rodríguez Robles, Sevilla, Spain, c. 2013, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, FA.2014.41.1-7.

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Object numberFA.2014.41.1

ProvenancePurchsed by Nicolasa Chavez during field research for the Flamenco exhibition in 2013 (Seville, Spain. http://guarnicioneriavr.blogspot.com/)

DescriptionThe reins are one long continuous red leather strap pieced together with stitches in four places and one brass buckle at each end for a total of 2.