Horse hames owned by Carl Lyles
date: label: Date
content: 1850 - 1910
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Commissioned by
content: Morton Lyles, American, 1884 - 1973
label: Owned by
content: Carl Lyles, American
label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Horse hames owned by the Lyles family. The hames consist of two wooden pieces connected with a leather strap and a buckle at the smaller end of the pieces of wood. Each wooden piece makes a very slight curve and resembles the letter “S.” There are two metal rings and a metal hook attached to each piece, as well as a small metal loop attached to the larger end of each piece. The strap is red leather with a silver buckle.
place: label: Place used
content: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Rural life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.155.8
objectType: label: Type
content: collars (animal equipment)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and iron with leather
label: Dimensions
content: 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (64.8 x 49.5 x 5.7 cm)