Description: A high relief figure of St. Andrew standing before the Cross bearing his name appears on the brass molded cantle. Beneath it is white horse hair with five black horse hair tassels and leather conical coverings. A leather backing and pouch which is stamped, "Mcfarlane Maker Kingussie".

History: The sporran, (Scottish Gaelic for "purse"), a traditional part of male Scottish Highland dress, is a pouch that performs the same function as pockets on the pocketless kilt. Made of leather or fur, the ornamentation of the sporran is chosen to complement the formality of dress worn with it. The sporran is worn on a leather strap or chain, conventionally positioned in front of the groin of the wearer. Since the traditional kilt does not have pockets, the sporran serves as a wallet and container for any other necessary personal items. It is essentially a survival of the common European medieval belt-pouch, superseded elsewhere as clothing came to have pockets, but continuing in the Scottish Highlands because of the lack of these accessories in traditional dress. The sporran hangs below the belt buckle; and much effort is made to match their style and design. The kilt belt buckle can be very ornate, and contain similar motifs to the sporran cantle and the Sgian Dubh. Early sporrans would have been worn suspended from the belt on one or other of the hips, rather than hung from a separate strap in front of the wearer.

Provenance: N/A

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 1 | Height(in) = 18 | Width(in) = 6 | Depth(in) = 2

Size of Artwork(in): 18 x 6 x 2"

Artist Name: McFarlane Kingussie

Medium: Horse hair, brass, leather.

Circa: Circa 1900

Leather pouch has some wear and appears one side of belt loop has been re stitched.