Umbilical amulet
name: label: Culture/People
content: Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
label: Possible owner
content: General Oliver Otis Howard (O. O. Howard), Non-Indian, 1830-1909
label: Previous owner
content: Elizabeth Howard Bancroft (Mrs. Joseph Bancroft), Non-Indian, 1871-1941
label: Donor
content: Elizabeth Howard Bancroft (Mrs. Joseph Bancroft), Non-Indian, 1871-1941
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Elizabeth Howard Bancroft (Mrs. Joseph Bancroft, 1871-1941) and possibly that of her father General Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909); donated to MAI by Mrs. Bancroft in 1936.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Santee Sioux Reservation (Niobrara Reservation); Knox County; Nebraska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 19/719
label: Barcode
content: 190719.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Umbilical amulet
label: Media/Materials
content: Cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, horsehair, metal cones, unknown stuffing, dye/dyes
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, tasseled, dyed, stuffed