Umbilical charm in the form of a turtle
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1880
name: label: Culture/People
content: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
label: Collector
content: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
label: Seller
content: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by ethnologist and ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957) in 1913 or 1914; purchased by MAI from Frances Densmore in 1917.
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place: label: Place
content: Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Lakota (Teton/Western 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: 6/7931
label: Barcode
content: 067931.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Umbilical charm in the form of a turtle
label: Media/Materials
content: Hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones, feather/feathers, unknown stuffing
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, bead-wrapped
label: Dimensions
content: 15 x 16 x 4 cm