Crotal bell

Actually, it was still only about three outings ago, but I think that was month and a half probably.

But what I wanted to talk about today is crotal bells, and I know you all have heard me talk about crotal bells in many episodes.

And, uh, my favorite find ever, I think, of all the wonderful finds I've been lucky enough to, uh, to find, um, was a crotal bell with the striker still intact.

Early 1800s is my estimation.

But I thought I'd go through kind of a history of crotal bells, and what cultures and what parts of the world used them, um, sort of where they were made, what they were used for.

So I don't know if we all...

We could probably all, um, assume, or at least when I say this, um, think, "Oh yeah, that makes sense," but crotal bells are, actually have ancient roots, and different cultures, pre-Columbian Americas, which is Central and South America, made them out of gold, copper, and bronze.

Um, they were sewn into their clothing.