Umbilical amulet

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Object Details

Culture/People

Nakota (Yankton Sioux)

Previous owner

Charles W. Hutchinson (Charles Webster Hutchinson), Non-Indian, 1826-1896

Collection History

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles W. Hutchinson (1826-1896, a Utica, New York, banker, railroad owner, and collector); purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1930.

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Catalog Number

17/6050

Barcode

176050.000

Object Type

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name

Umbilical amulet

Media/Materials

Hide, glass bead/beads

Techniques

Overlay beadwork

Place

Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items

Nakota (Yankton Sioux)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dc5e4160-ed67-49bd-913d-beb894cf2102

Record ID

NMAI_188521