Cast Bronze Metal Thai Karen Hill Tribe Elephant Bell Bent Wood Stand Gong Hide

Description

Cast Bronze Metal Thai Karen Hill Tribe Elephant Bell Bent Wood Stand
Late 20th Century Elephant Bell on Stand with Cow Hide.
The bell hangs on a bent wooden stand. The front and back of the bell feature an embossed elephant. Crafted of cast metal.
In good condition with light wear.
Structurally sound.
Measures 9 inches long x 3.75 inches deep x 10 inches tall.
Stored in a smoke free environment
There is a long history for domesticated elephant in Thailand; with the strength elephants offer, they are captured from the wild and trained (a bit like the domestication of horses and dogs). The white elephants were offered to the King and worshiped, some were trained to be fighting elephants, as the one used by Queen Suriyothai’s carrier in the war with the Burmese in 1548 AD. Others were trained to be laborers for the forestry, pulling logs from the mountain down to the river. To track the elephants, bells were put around their neck so they can be heard in the forest