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Navajo bridle and ring bit
Navajo bridle and ring bit
Object Number 985-27-10/59116
Display Title Navajo bridle and ring bit
Descriptions
Object Description Navajo bit and bridle. Bit made from iron w/ several chains and pieces of iron hanging down. Attached to bridle w/ iron hoops. Bridle made from leather w/ pieces of silver covering the majority of the leather. 2 large silver conches. Brass fittings. Silver has been worked and stamped. 70x18 cm.
Inventory Description Bridle, leather, metal fittings, 1 concha on each side, bit w/ dangling linked p
Classification
  • Bridle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1985
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Leather, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 67 x 24.5 x 16 cm (26 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59116
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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