Umbilical Amulet

An umbilical amulet. These ornaments were created to hold the dried umbilical cord of a newly born infant (now missing in this example) the child then kept it as toy and it provided spiritual blessings and a long life. 19th century. For a related Amulet see the British Museum , museum number Am1903,-.108

29cm the full length the body is 14cm long.

Blackfoot, Kainai?

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