Amulet

Museum number:
2-15785
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.720
Description:
Navel amulet; turtle shaped; buckskin; blue/red/white beads on back.
Donor:
Mrs. G. E. Stockle
Collection place:
Pine Ridge Agency, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
Verbatim coll. place:
South Dakota; Pine Ridge Reservation; Pine Ridge Agency
Culture or time period:
Teton Dakota
Collector:
Mrs. G. E. Stockle
Collection date:
1906
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1938
Context of use:
Pouch to preserve navel cord; to hang on cradleboard or about neck of the infant; for protection; for boys only.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 17.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1962-1963 #8: Four Winds Club, Oakland YWCA (September 13, 1962–September 17, 1962) and S1974-1975 #108: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Larry Michalak (May 27, 1975–June 2, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Amulet, accession number 2-15785, described as Navel amulet; turtle shaped; buckskin; blue/red/white beads on back.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Amulet, accession number 2-15785, described as Navel amulet; turtle shaped; buckskin; blue/red/white beads on back.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 2-15785, described as Navel amulet; turtle shaped; buckskin; blue/red/white beads on back.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 2-15785, described as Navel amulet; turtle shaped; buckskin; blue/red/white beads on back.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 2-15785, described as Navel amulet; turtle shaped; buckskin; blue/red/white beads on back.

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