On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Morton Lyles, American, 1884 - 1973
Date
19th century
Medium
leather, straw, wood, and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 x 16 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (15.2 x 42.5 x 62.9 cm)
Description
A horse collar owned by Morton Lyles. The collar is made of leather stuffed with straw. The collar is attached to horse hames. The hames are made of wood frame and have two buckles, one at the top and one at the bottom that allow the hames to attach to the collar. The hames have four metal rings and a metal hook attached to both right and left sides of the wood. The collar fit around a horse's neck and shoulders and attached to a harness.
Place used
Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
Type
collars (animal equipment)
Topic
Agriculture
Communities
Families
Rural life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
Object number
2012.155.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59762d28a-1726-4558-9376-e55bb8d25fb2

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