Beaded leather amulet

Made:
1871-1900 in Great Plains and North America
maker:
Sioux people

Beaded leather amulet, in form of turtle or lizard, containing umbilical cord, Plains Indian, North America, late 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A232134
Materials:
leather and trim, glass beads
Measurements:
overall: 29 cm x 185 mm x 58 mm, .04 kg
type:
amulet and human remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust