Amulet

Umbilicus

45-15-747

From: Great Plains (Plain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 45-15-747
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Native American
Provenience Great Plains (Plain)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Glass
Description

Fertility, made to contain umbilical cord, biconical, buckskin, fully beaded. Front: short light blue bar and two pairs of pink triangles on navy ground. Reverse: two V's and hour blocks, navy on light blue ground, margin with pink beads, buckskin streamers.

Length 11 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945

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