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Amulet in the shape of a turtle, United States, 1871-1900
An umbilical cord is thought to be contained in this turtle-shaped amulet. The amulet is made from leather and decorated with beads. It was worn by girls until they reached puberty to ward off illness. In many Native American belief systems, turtles protected against ‘women's diseases’. It is believed to have been made by the Sioux people of the Great Plains, in North America. maker: Sioux people …
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- human remains
- amulet
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- human remains
- amulet
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0057501
Identifier
- L0057501
- Science Museum A121191
- uzbxhgpu
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:16:17.787Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:16:17.787Z