spur with wire
spur with wire
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- Description
- The spurs were a gift from the paniolo cowboy Masatsu “Masa” Kawamoto. Spurs are the metal device attached to a cowboy’s boots that were used to dig into the horse’s side to encourage it to go faster. Masa has donated two different types of spurs. The first pair of spurs is made out of metal and leather with a piece of wire wrapped around it. The second pair of spurs is made from the traditional Spanish and Mexican style with a spiked metal wheel and a leather strap that fits the metal spur onto the boot.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- spur
- date made
- ca.1940
- Place Made
- United States: Hawaii
- place made
- United States: Hawaii, Hawaii
- United States: Hawaii
- Associated Place
- Philippines
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- leather (part material)
- wire (part material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 2 1/8 in; 21.59 cm x 11.43 cm x 5.3848 cm
- ID Number
- 2012.0205.03a
- accession number
- 2012.0205
- catalog number
- 2012.0205.03a
- subject
- Cowboy
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- Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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