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1884.51.19.3

Spur consisting of a leather heel support with two loops. [RH [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]

1884.51.19.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Spur consisting of a leather heel support with two loops. [RH [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]
Long description
Spur consisting of a leather heel support with two loops. Each loop supports a piece of wood with a copper-alloy point at the end. A single leather thong is tied around the other end of each piece of wood within a groove in the wood. The leather thong forms a small arch between the two pieces of wood. [RH [OPS Move] 7/4/2017]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1874
Date collected
Prior to 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Carved, Process Tied, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 19 mm, Width: max 180 mm, Length: max 150 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.51.19.3
Research and responses

Please note that this object does not have anything to relate it to the Anthropological Institute as [.1] does. [L.Ph 11/11/2004]

Search terms: Animal Gear, Spur Animal Harness

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