Elephant Harness from the Ringing Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus

National Museum of American History

Object Details

thru person
Feld, Irvin
Gebel-Williams, Gunther
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus
1970s
ID Number
1980.0282.08
accession number
1980.0282
catalog number
1980.0282.08
Object Name
Harness, Elephant
harness, circus elephant
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 57 in x 69 in; 144.78 cm x 175.26 cm
overall: 83 in x 65 in x 37 in; 210.82 cm x 165.1 cm x 93.98 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Circus Collection
National Museum of American History
general subject association
Elephants
Subject
Circus
Record ID
nmah_670133
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-66b3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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