African, Sahel ? stirrups for ID

colin henshaw · 14th January 2013, 02:51 PM

Thanks Iain, and for the interesting video link. Ethnographic horse equipment does seem to be an area where there is a bit of a gap in research and reference material.

I once had one of those Sahel brass chamfrons, and now wish I had kept it...

Regards.

Iain · 15th January 2013, 08:13 PM

I Colin, bit of an obscure collecting area I guess.

With these I guess the fact that form follows function makes distinguishing them a bit tough.

The chamfrons sound quite neat! I would imagine these items in general are pretty rare as I would guess much fewer were brought back.

14th January 2013, 02:51 PM	#1
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Thanks Iain, and for the interesting video link. Ethnographic horse equipment does seem to be an area where there is a bit of a gap in research and reference material. I once had one of those Sahel brass chamfrons, and now wish I had kept it... Regards.

15th January 2013, 08:13 PM	#2
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,717	I Colin, bit of an obscure collecting area I guess. With these I guess the fact that form follows function makes distinguishing them a bit tough. The chamfrons sound quite neat! I would imagine these items in general are pretty rare as I would guess much fewer were brought back.