Mother-in-law bell
Bells of this type were stamped out of quarters and were common in the 1880′s. They were worn by men and women during war dances and by an older woman to warn her son-in-law that she was approaching. Older Navajo believed that a man could become blind if he looked at his mother-in-law.
from display of artifacts
in Far View Visitor Center
Mesa Verde National Park
September 12, 2009
Debo came closest with the guess, “wildlife warning bell,” except that the bell is to warn the wildlife — the son-in-law — instead of warning of the approach of wildlife.
I still don’t know whose blog post I was thinking of when I noticed this artifact in the display. I deliberately took care to get a good picture so that I could share it with whoever had written the post, but now I can’t find it.
Oh well.
Perhaps it was just a blog comment that I had read somewhere.
Or maybe, just maybe, I’ve been reading blogs in my dreams.
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Blinded by MIL? That’s hilarious.
I won’t comment in case my mil is approaching. I think daughter-in-laws would appreciate the bell as well.
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Oh my that’s cute. I am a MIL now so I wil keep an ear out for a bell. LOL:)
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LMAO – I had been wondering what it was. I would never have guessed though.
Hilarious. I wish I had known about this when my MIL was alive!
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I thought some folks would appreciate it.
That is hilarious. What would you tell your mother in law what it is though. It seemed like mine would figure it out.
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