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Object Number
40-39-10/19435
Display Title
Female amulet
Descriptions
Object Description
Female amulet--contains umbilical cord in form of tortoise; skin with top & tail covered with blue, yellow, green & pink beadwork; upper part of legs wrapped with red porcupine quills
Inventory Description
Amulet, umbilical cord, turtle shaped, beaded tip and tail, leather/quill legs
Classification
- Amulet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions
Overall: 12.6 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm (4 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-39-10/19435
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1885)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1940)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1940)
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