DepartmentEurope
Feria de Abril horse and carriage set (Horse Collar Ornament)
NameHorse collar ornament
CultureSpanish
Datec. 2013
Place madeSevilla, Spain, Europe
MediumWool, pompoms, thread
Dimensions126 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (320 × 6 × 4.5 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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- value (economic concept)
Object numberFA.2014.41.2
ProvenancePurchsed by Nicolasa Chavez during field research for the Flamenco exhibition in 2013 (Seville, Spain. http://guarnicioneriavr.blogspot.com/)
DescriptionThis collar ornament is comprised of red and gold wool in a long strap that has been woven into a checker board pattern. There is a red and gold cord at each end and red pompoms at the end of each cord.ca. 1979