Amulet
Umbilical Amulet
45-15-746
From: United States of America | North Dakota
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 45-15-746 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Mandan |
| Provenience | United States of America | North Dakota |
| Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Buckskin | Glass | Flannel |
| Iconography | Lizard |
| Description | Sacred Lizard, fertility amulet, made to contain umbilical cord. Buckskin, fusiform with beaded upper, head black with yellow eyes. Medium stips of black with yellow dots, medium block of red, green and yellow bars, back of red flannel, buckskin thong tail and legs. |
| Length | 13.5 cm |
| Width | 3.9 cm |
| Thickness | 2.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
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