Leather Bridle
A bridle, for controlling a horse when riding, made from plaited lengths of leather, knotted together. There is a tasselled fringed sewn onto the section of leather that would have hung across the horses forehead.
Further Information
- Type: Domestic equipment, Transport
- Object: Leather Bridle
- Materials: Leather, animal skin
- Culture Group: Mandingo
- Dimensions: 1600mm [L]
- Production Date: Pre 1852
- Associated Places: Unknown
- Associated People: Fawsett, James [Year Acquired: 1852]
- Museum: British Museum
- Accession Number: BM:Af.1852.930.34
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