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Object Number 55-6-10/34723
Display Title Skin umbilical pad with white and blue decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description Amulet, umbilical cord, turtle shaped, blue bead design on white ground, face
Classification
  • Amulet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Plains
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 5.3 x 2.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55-6-10/34723
Provenance
Collector William E. Jones (?)
Donor Miss Caroline W. Andrus (1/24/1955; 7/24/1955; 11/2/1956)

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