Sikkim, Bhutan-Sikkim, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
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Muzzle to prevent sheep eating AconiteUse: MATERIALS User: Sheep
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Bottles, boxes etc
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Elwes HJ
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Label source: Made of the Hill Bamboo, which grows in Sikkim at from 8000 to 10,000 feet elevation. When the shepherds have to cross the open pastures where Aconite grows, they halt, and a muzzle is made for each sheep, to prevent it eating the Aconite., No actual Aconitum present with muzzle