Fertility Charm

97-84-1021

From: United States of America | South Dakota

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-84-1021
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America | South Dakota
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Tin | Feather
Description

Woman's fertility charm in lizard form. Buckskin; solidly beaded back, green with black, yellow, blue, and red "markings". "Legs" and "tail" of tinklers which had short red feather.

Length 17 cm
Width 9 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-84-1021 - Old Museum Number | 18767 - ANSP Number | II 648 - Gottschall Number

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