Amulet
Umbilicus
45-15-745
From: Great Plains (Plain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 45-15-745 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Plains Indian |
Provenience | Great Plains (Plain) |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Buckskin | Glass | Quill | Tin | Hair |
Technique | Beaded |
Iconography | Spider? | Turtle? |
Description | Spider or Turtle fertility amulet, made to contain umbilical cord. Biconical, buckskin fringed and fully beaded. Design: on face, four "stars" (crosses) on white ground, reverse, quartered navy, white, red and green, pendants of quilled buckskin thongs with tinklers. |
Length | 20 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Width | 4.7 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Thickness | 3 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
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