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Object Number
38-44-10/12857
Display Title
Umbilical pad--medicine charm in shape of a turtle.
Descriptions
Object Description
Umbilical pad--medicine charm in shape of a turtle. Back beaded in red, blue, green and yellow
Inventory Description
Amulet, umbilical cord, beaded turtle design on leather
Classification
- Amulet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Leather, Bead, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 15.3 x 4.3 x 2.8 cm (6 x 1 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12857; L52/2/219
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Collector
Massachusetts Indian Association
(? - 1914)
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1914)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(1938)
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