▁of ▁stone ▁instead ▁of ▁metal . ▁ ▁In ▁more ▁recent ▁times , ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁b ells ▁in ▁China ▁was ▁usually ▁decor ated ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁drag on , ▁known ▁as ▁p ula o ; ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁drag on ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁hook ▁for ▁h anging ▁the ▁bell . ▁ ▁Kong uro ' o ▁Kong uro ' o ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁bell ▁which , ▁like ▁the ▁Dj ala aj yn , ▁was ▁first ▁used ▁for ▁util itar ian ▁purposes ▁and ▁only ▁later ▁for ▁art istic ▁ones . ▁Kong uro ' o ▁rang ▁when ▁moving ▁to ▁new ▁places . ▁They ▁were ▁fast ened ▁to ▁the ▁horse ▁har ness es ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁very ▁specific ▁" sm art " ▁sound ▁background . ▁Kong uro ' o ▁also ▁hung ▁on ▁the ▁neck ▁of ▁the ▁leader ▁go at , ▁which ▁the ▁sheep ▁her d ▁followed . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁association ▁in ▁folk ▁memory ▁between ▁the ▁distinct ive ▁sound ▁of ▁k ong uro ' o ▁and ▁the ▁nom adic ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁To ▁make ▁this ▁instrument , ▁K yr gy z ▁for emen ▁used ▁co pper , ▁bronze , ▁iron ▁and ▁br ass . ▁They ▁also ▁decor ated ▁it ▁with ▁art istic ▁car ving ▁and ▁covered ▁it ▁with ▁silver . ▁S izes ▁of ▁the ▁instruments ▁might ▁vary ▁within ▁certain ▁limits , ▁what ▁dep ended ▁on ▁its ▁function . ▁Every ▁bell ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁tim bre . ▁ ▁Ch imes ▁A ▁variant ▁on ▁the ▁bell ▁is ▁the ▁tub ular ▁bell . ▁Several ▁of ▁these