Medicine Necklace with Pouch Containing Umbilical Cord

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Caption

Plains. Medicine Necklace with Pouch Containing Umbilical Cord, late 19th or early 20th century. Bead, hide, shell, string, yarn, approx. 23 x 5 in. or (66 x 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 08.433. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.08.433_view1.jpg)

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Culture

Plains

Title

Medicine Necklace with Pouch Containing Umbilical Cord

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Medium

Bead, hide, shell, string, yarn

Classification

Ornament

Dimensions

approx. 23 x 5 in. or (66 x 3.5 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

08.433

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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