Charm
70-9-157
From: United States of America | South Dakota | White River
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-157 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sioux |
| Provenience | United States of America | South Dakota | White River |
| Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Bead | Buckskin | Tin | Feather |
| Iconography | Turtle |
| Description | Beaded leather in the shape of a turtle. The bottom has no beading-it does have two leather strips attached. The beading consists of yellow, blue, white, red, and green beads. The four legs and the tail have small metal bangles attached to them with blue feathers stuck into the metal. The leather is stuffed with something making the charm approximately 1" thick. |
| Length | 17 cm |
| Width | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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