Umbilical Amulet

38-8-30

From: Great Plains (Plain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38-8-30
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Native American
Provenience Great Plains (Plain)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Tin | Feather
Description

Navel-cord amulet. Lizard form. Buckskin; back solidly beaded, mottled with median barred stripe, blue and yellow; legs and tail, bead-wrapped, ending in metal cones and dyed feathers.

Length 10.8 cm
Width 8.89 cm
Credit Line Gift of Rodman Wanamaker III, 1938

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