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Object Number 2004.24.33322
Display Title Beaded Umbilical amulet
Descriptions
Object Description Beaded Umbilical Cord Amulet. Lakota. DO NOT REPRODUCE WITHOUT PERMISSION. T1486
Subject
  • Amulet
Department Photographic
Date 1992
Artist Hillel S. Burger
Culture
  • Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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