Robe with attached umbilical amulet, possibly used as a baby carrier
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1880
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sioux
label: Previous owner
content: James W. Benham (J.W. Benham), Non-Indian, 1866-1914
label: Seller
content: James W. Benham (J.W. Benham), Non-Indian, 1866-1914
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from James W. Benham (1866-1914, owner of the Benham Indian Trading Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico) in 1904.
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place: label: Place
content: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Sioux
label: See related items
content: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 2195
label: Barcode
content: 002195.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Robe with attached umbilical amulet, possibly used as a baby carrier
label: Media/Materials
content: Hide, porcupine quills, dye/dyes, glass bead/beads, brass bell/bells, sinew
label: Techniques
content: Quilled (lane stitched), lazy/lane stitch beadwork
label: Dimensions
content: 99 x 96.5 cm