Does anyone know what this thing is?

[penee4urthoughts]

Hi all,

Does anyone know what this thing is? It was in a box full

of vintage 70s-90s Barbie clothing . There were other vintage clothes as well that were not Barbies so maybe its not hers. I tried doing a google search but nothing came up. At first I thought it might be a harness of sorts .  I am clueless here.

Any help, as always, is greatly appreciated.

[kensgiftshop]

Looks like it could be a harness, but to what, I don't know.

[penee4urthoughts]

My thoughts too kensgiftshop. Thanks for taking the time to reply 🙂

[chevymontecarlo88]

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@kensgiftshop wrote:

Looks like it could be a harness, but to what, I don't know.

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Kind of does.

Maybe it's something like a dog muzzle with the outer material missing?

[tiny_tailor]

It looks to me like it belongs to one of Barbies horses.  

[soh.maryl]

Very similar to a bridle rein for a Barbie horse.  

[pcobra93]

Looks like a wardrobe accessory used at an NFL halftime performance to me.....

[chevymontecarlo88]

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@tiny_tailor wrote:

It looks to me like it belongs to one of Barbies horses. 

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 That makes sense. I did not notice this was posted for Barbie Collectors. 

[kathiec]

It looks like it might be a Barbie horse version of a martingale. It's a kind of tack that goes around a horse's neck then up to the head with reins. The fact that it's this shade of pink would likely put it very late 70s through mid 80s. Pink didn't become Barbie's color until Superstar Barbie in 77. And by the late 80s everything had gone to the brighter Barbie pink.

[penee4urthoughts]

I don't know. Its pretty big for any of her dogs. Even looking at it again, I don't see how it could be a harness either. I am stumped. 

[penee4urthoughts]

Hi Kathiec, Thanks for the reply.

I googled "Barbie horse version of a martingale" and I see what you mean but this doesn't look like anything that came up. Its made of fabric and its really pretty large. I don't see how any of the "openings" would line up with ears, nose and head.  It doesn't appear as if anything detached from it.

Its a head scratcher for sure.

[2010byandsel100]

I was thinking that the four legs of the horse go into the 4 holes and then the long loop was the rein.  

but, only a guess...

[penee4urthoughts]

Hi byandsell,

Thanks for the reply. There are actually only 2 smaller ones. If you look at the 2nd photo you will see the other is a single loop.  I am going to see if I can get better photos and maybe something to display for size comparison.

[wastingtime101]

Looks like a harness where the 2 small holes go over ears and the one slightly larger hole goes over the animal's mouth.

Rotate the second photo 90* clockwise and it's easy to see.

My guess is it might not be a Barbie product unless the older ones were fabric. In the 80s and later they were all plastic.

[krazzykats]

I'm probably way off, but here goes. 

I thought it was a harness for a live bird maybe...

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