This wooden collar as an artifact, and it is traditionally used by the Kuki Tribe in Manipur. The collar is designed to be semicircular, having a broad notch that fits snugly onto the neck of a beast of burden such as mithun or ox. The design is incorporated with circular holes at both ends, which would have been used as anchor points to tie up ropes or to attach the collar to the beast. This simple yet effective mechanism would have completely dispersed the weight of the load, making it very easy for an animal to drag the burden over long distances, especially in the hilly and forested eastern states.
This is done by animal musculature accounted as part of the transportation system in places where humans have put most of their weight on animal power. The people of Kuki are known for their personalities-very brilliant, intelligent, and uniquely endowed with high qualities of life in relationship to every aspect of the environment. The collar not only is a part of an agriculture instrument but also a glance through a window of tribal knowledge systems and craftsmanship that have sustained for generations in the indigenous communities.