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Categories of Collars
Gorean merchant law defines a collar as anything that is worn about the neck of
an individual for the primary purpose of marking the person as a slave, though as
we are about to see, they can serve many other purposes, as well. Slave collars
are not required by Gorean law, but they are strongly recommended. If a collar
bears markings at all, it will typically identify the slave’s owner, and bear the
slaves given name.
Gorean collars can be made of just about any material. The most commonly
used are steel, leather, rope, cord, and fabric. Gorean collars, like the slaves who
wear them, are typically categorized by their utility and purpose. At times, those
purposes can be so specialized, that some of the collars described in the novels
would have no conceivable counterparts or utility on Earth except, perhaps, as
collars which are used solely for role play purposes. On the other hand, many of
the most strikingly beautiful and exclusive collar designs on Earth have been
inspired by Norman’s colorful descriptions. As you peruse the following list of
Gorean collar types, see if you can tell which might be better suited for practical
use in the real-world.
Beaded Collar
The beaded collar was typically worn by slaves of the “Red Savages of the
Barrens.” Many of these so-called red savages, or Red Hunters, were the direct
descendants of American Indians and Inuit who had been brought to Gor
hundreds of years ago by the insect-like race of Priest Kings in order to populate
the barren planet. The collar itself is described in the following fashion:
“She was barefoot. About her left ankle there was, about two inches high,
a beaded cuff, or anklet. Her garb was doubtless intended to suggest the
distinctive, humiliating and scandalously brief garment in which red
savages are sometimes pleased to place their white slaves. One difference,
however, must surely be noted. The red savages do not use steel collars.
They usually use high, beaded collars, tied together in the front by a
rawhide string. Subtle differences in the styles of collars, and in the knots
with which they are fastened on the girls' necks, differentiate the tribes.
Within a given tribe the beading, in its arrangements and colors, identifies
the particular master. This is a common way, incidentally, for warriors to
identify various articles... they own." (John Norman, Savages of Gor,