DepartmentLatin America
Horse breast collar
NameCollar, horse
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
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. 
20th century
