Donkey Bell
date: label: Accession Date
content: 12 May 1988
label: Collection Date
content: 1970 to 1982
name: label: Collector
content: Arthur A. Leeper
label: Donor Name
content: Arthur A. Leeper
notes: label: Notes
content: METAL DONKEY BELL WITH COLLAR OF WOVEN YAK HAIR IN MEDIUM AND DARK BROWN WITH RIGHT FACING SWASTIKA AND ENDLESS KNOT SYMBOLS. TASSELS OF YAK HAIR AS DECORATION, ONE LARGE AND TWO SMALL TASSELS DYED IN RED. 20TH CENTURY, ACCORDING TO COLLECTOR.
label: Notes
content: Note: The swastika is an old symbol in the Buddhist religion and in Tibetan culture. It is a protective device used as a blessing or "auspicious sign." When one swastika is joined to another to form a chain it can be used as a border or protective boundary on clothing, carpets and other household items.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 3 Mar 2025
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Tibet, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 358174
label: USNM Number
content: E423792-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bell