beaded necklace with beaded amulet attached; beads on necklace predominantly red with white, black, yellow, green and blue; amulet in shape of elongated lozenge with red, yellow, dark and light blue and white solid areas of beads; large glass beads attached to bottom sides and top of amulet

Amulet, 1800-1899

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more  2004.105.2

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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.

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Title
Amulet
Role
Artist
Dimension
41 1/2 in. (105.41 cm) (overall)
Accession Number
2004.105.2
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beaded necklace with beaded amulet attached; beads on necklace predominantly red with white, black, yellow, green and blue; amulet in shape of elongated lozenge with red, yellow, dark and light blue and white solid areas of beads; large glass beads attached to bottom sides and top of amulet