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Object Number
40-39-10/19404
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 red and blue beads; 4 rows of red and blue beads across one side
Inventory Description
Amulet, square, blue and red linear beaded design, tied w/ twine, leather extens
Classification
- Amulet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 7.3 x 6 x 3.9 cm (2 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-39-10/19404
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1899)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1940)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1940)
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