Bell

Used for tracking and herding goats and cattle. Bells are usually strapped around the animal's neck for tracking but can also be rung by herders to control herd movement. In addition to providing sustenance, cattle and goats can be used to produce cosmetics, cleansers, clothing etc. Cattle serves as a form of dowry, and they are owned and exchanged to achieve authority, status, and to influence political affairs. Authority in the Karamojong communities is mostly given to elders who have the most cattle.

Herding

Nutshell cattle bell. Unpainted compressed oval shape. Inside, the bell is hollowed to accommodate two smooth wooden cylinders which protrude from the opening. Each has a hole in the top for a piece of hide to pass through, and these are knotted to form a ring, and are strung on a piece of hide which passes to the outside of th bell through two holes. The hide is secured by a knot.