Bit

NameBit

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1900

Place madeBolivia, South America

MediumSteel, silver

Dimensions4 5/16 × 11 13/16 × 5 7/8 in. (11 × 30 × 15 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.14

Object numberA.1977.5.14

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionHeavy steel bit with jawring. Movable side pieces are made to attach to reins & headstall. All is inlaid with geometrical designs, a technique said not to have been made for 50 to 60 years.

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