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Object Number
40-39-10/19403
Display Title
Female umbilical amulet--skin with 2 tails at lower corners
Descriptions
Object Description
Female umbilical amulet--skin with 2 tails at lower corners; edged with blue beads; 5 rows of red beads across one side
Inventory Description
Amulet, square, red beaded linear design, blue beaded sides, umbilical cord insi
Classification
- Amulet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Umbilical cord?, Cotton?
Dimensions
Overall: 7.1 x 6.8 x 4.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-39-10/19403
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1899)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1940)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1940)
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