Peruvian Slipper Stirrup with a Bird - Stirrup385 stirrup There is a break in

There is a break in the metal on one side of the suspension loop and there are a few small holes in the tread

but it is just possible to see that they are stamped with Maxwell's Dover Street address

This is a single iron stirrup

and in Yoruba "oko asa" or "flying birds"

Dimensions : Staghorn handle : 4¾" (12

Peruvian Slipper Stirrup with a Bird - Stirrup385 stirrup There is a break inThis stirrup is cast in a silver coloured metal (probably Alpacca or a similar alloy). It comes from Latin America, most probably Peru. At the top of its suspension arch there is a cast hand holding a loop the stirrup leather would have passed through this. The arch itself has cast decoration and pivots around the base of the stirrup. The base is foot shaped and has simple decoration around its edge. The toe was functional as well as decorative, it