Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1954.5.157

Horse bit. [ASh [OPS move] 9/6/2017]

1954.5.157

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Horse bit. [ASh [OPS move] 9/6/2017]
Long description
Iron horse-bit, with chains attached, decorated with engraved chevrons. [ASh [OPS move] 9/6/2017]
Geographical reference
Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Darfur El Fasher
Person
Maker Mohammed Toto
Field collector Anthony John Arkell
PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
1934 - 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Incised, Process Cast
Dimensions
Depth: max 37 mm, Length: max 390 mm, Width: max 117 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.5.157 Other numbers: 37D.218G

Search terms: Animal Gear, Bit Animal Harness, Horse Accessory

Further items to explore