Herdsman's lasso

Image by Musée départmental de Solutré
Woven of small straps, the lasso has a ring made of reindeer antler for making and stretching a loop for catching reindeer.

Chukchi.
Yakutia, lower Kolyma River basin, village of Kolymskoe, 1975.

Reindeer skin, reindeer antler, apron cord.

Length 29 m.

Collection No. 10419-1.

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