Brass spur with leather strap. The spur is made from metal and is curved with an animal face and a star shaped piece of metal extending from the top. The ends of the curved piece of metal are shaped to represent hands which are holding onto a metal ring. On the opposite end is a brown leather strap which is attached to the two metal rings. [SB [OPS Move] 30/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Brass spur with leather strap. The spur is made from metal and is curved with an animal face and a star shaped piece of metal extending from the top. The ends of the curved piece of metal are shaped to represent hands which are holding onto a metal ring. On the opposite end is a brown leather strap which is attached to the two metal rings. [SB [OPS Move] 30/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: By 1936
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Brass Metal, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Depth: max 36 mm, Width: max 235 mm, Length: max 176 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.1162.2 Other numbers: 1936.118

Search