hobble (yak furniture)

Yak hobble consisting of two white and brown woven hair or wool ropes joined together with a metal ring. One of the ropes has the metal ring threaded through one end of it, with a red textile tassle at the other end. The other rope forms a loop with two wooden toggles forming the joint of the two ends.

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