Sleigh bells owned by Pete Cosey

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Sleigh bells, six pellet bells on a decorative leather strip, used by Pete Cosey. Leather is cracked and broken into four separate sections held together by decorative stitching. Leather is backed with orange fur-like material, much of which is lost. Bells and alternating decorative florettes are attached to leather with rivets. Large florette at bottom includes smooth green material.

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