- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Two iron stirrups, corroded together on the tread. Both stirrups have a flat, rectangular tread, curved side plates and a circular hanger. A frayed piece of string is tied to the hanger of one of the stirrups. [EH [OPS Move] 3/4/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Northern Ghana Doboya
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1965
- Date collected
- By 1965
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1965
- Materials and processes
- Material Iron Metal, Material String, Process Wrought, Process Tied
- Dimensions
- Height: max 168 mm, Width: max 97 mm, Length: max 223 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1965.5.12B
Search terms: Animal Gear, Trade, Stirrup Animal Harness, Horse Accessory
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