Charm
Umbilical Amulet
| Object Number: | 97-84-1684 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Native American Voices Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Assiniboine |
| Provenience: | Great Plains (Plain) |
| Culture Area: | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Date Made: | 1860 |
| Early Date: | 1860 |
| Late Date: | 1860 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Glass Skin |
| Length: | 14.5 cm |
| Width: | 14 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number: | L-84-1684 - Old Museum Number 18259 - ANSP Number I 190 - Gottschall Number |
Description
Turtle form. Solidly beaded; dark and light blue, yellow, and red; large brass beads and legs and tail.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Maurer, Evan M. 1992. Visions of the People: A Pictorial History of Plains Indian Life.. University of Washington Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 136 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Gottschall, Amos H. 1909. Priced and Descriptive Catalogue of the Utensils, Implements, Weapons, Ornaments, Etc., of the Indians, Mound Builders, Cliff Dwellers: Typical Collections No. 1.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: I 190 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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