Umbilical amulet
name: label: Culture/People
content: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
label: Seller
content: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye); transferred by Joseph Keppler to George Heye in 1912 as part of an installment purchase, which was finalized in 1916.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 2/9631
label: Barcode
content: 029631.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Umbilical amulet
label: Media/Materials
content: Hide, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills, dye/dyes, metal items, hide thong/babiche
label: Techniques
content: Quilled (lane stitched), bead-wrapped, quill-wrapped (flat)