Umbilical amulet

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Umbilical amulet

Apsáalooke (Crow) artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-e11fb097ffdd

Date
1800–99
Medium
Animal hide, beads
Culture
Apsáalooke (Crow)
Department
Arts of the Americas
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
94952

This amulet necklace would have been worn by an Apsaalooka mother to honor the sacred connection between her and her child. Some amulets of this type contain the child's umbilicus. Apsáalooke (Crow), United States, Americas

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

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