Horse bell; Ten brass circular bells diam. 2 cm. strung to a strip of leather. L. 77 cm, w. 2 cm.
Donor:
Merritt T. Cooke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Manang, Nepal
Verbatim coll. place:
Nepal;; Manangi (coll.at Manang)
Collector:
Merritt T. Cooke
Collection date:
July 1985
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Context of use:
Used by men to hang around horse's neck to excite & make horse run faster in an exhibition of horsemanship.It is unusual in that it can only hold 10 bells(normal=16). Bells are from India.