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Start Over Donor Phoebe Apperson Hearst Culture or time period Northern Plains tribes

1. Amulet

Museum number:
2-4885b
Culture or time period:
Comanche
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Hugh Lenox Scott
Collection place:
Great Plains, North America
Collection date:
1901

2. Amulet

Museum number:
2-5452
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of Canada
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 13 centimeters
Collector:
J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:
Blackfoot Reservation, Canada
Collection date:
August 27, 1901

3. Amulet

Museum number:
2-5557
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of Canada
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
height 8 centimeters
Collector:
J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:
Blackfoot Reservation, Canada

4. Amulet

Museum number:
2-5482
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of Canada
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Production date:
before 1901
Dimensions:
length 53 centimeters
Collector:
J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:
Blackfoot Reservation, Canada
Collection date:
August 27, 1901

5. Amulet

Museum number:
2-5525
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of Canada
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 11 centimeters
Collector:
J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:
Blackfoot Reservation, Canada

6. Amulet

Museum number:
2-5631
Culture or time period:
Piegan
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 13.5 centimeters
Collector:
J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:
Great Plains, North America
Collection date:
1903

7. Amulet

Museum number:
2-5594
Culture or time period:
Blood
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 16 centimeters
Collector:
Mrs. Freeman and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:
Great Plains, North America
Collection date:
1903

8. Amulet and pouch

Museum number:
2-5629a,b
Culture or time period:
Piegan
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
diameter 5 centimeters
Collector:
J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:
Great Plains, North America
Collection date:
1903
Taxon:
Bison bison

9. Amulet and pouch

Museum number:
2-5630a,b
Culture or time period:
Piegan
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
diameter 5 centimeters
Collector:
J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:
Great Plains, North America
Collection date:
1903
Taxon:
Bison bison

10. Arrow

Museum number:
2-5331
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of Canada
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Dimensions:
length 60 centimeters
Collector:
J. Disbury and Philip Mills Jones
Collection place:
Blackfoot Reservation, Canada
Collection date:
August 27, 1901

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