Wholesale Metal Bell Chime

Bring home the sweet sounds of fair trade with our Hanging Bell Chime from India. Both a musical instrument and a whimsical decoration, this musical two foot long rope with five metal bells has been handmade by the artisans at a Noah's Ark-sponsored workshop in Moradabad, India. Bells are approximately 1-1/2" wide x 2" high with a 1-1/4" diameter. Rope measures 2' long. Handmade in India and fair trade imported. Hailing from the Western Indian towns of Kutch and Gujarat, these metal bells were traditionally made for cattle, with different sizes and tones to help herders identify their animals. The artisans, descendants of the Lohar caste which originated in Pakistan, have been making bells for as far back as they can trace their ancestry. These days, bells are made using iron scraps that salvaged from junk yards, then hand-pressed into a variety of shapes and sizes, just as they have been for the past 1,000 years.