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Horse tack: Fillis style stirrup irons

Horse tack: Fillis style stirrup irons

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Non-matching pair of stirrup irons; fillis style, with a long oval base bisected lengthwise by a central bar. Signs of use-wear. One stirrup is smaller than the other, but similar in style. Tarnished, with corrosion and marine accretions. One of a collection of domestic items salvaged in the 1970s from the SS MAORI which ship wrecked in 1909 off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa.

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  • Title

    Horse tack: Fillis style stirrup irons

  • Maker

    Unknown

  • Date made

    Pre 1909

  • Subject

    SS MAORI, Shipwreck, Accidents, Objects, Land Transportation Accessories

  • Additional information

    Bronze: 2 - stirrup, Iron: 1 - stirrup, 3D objects (HxWxD): H 140 x W 130 x D 60mm: 1 - stirrup, 3D objects (HxWxD): H 136 x W 120 x D 60mm: 2 - stirrup

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New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa

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