Umbilical amulet
Apsáalookeartist
1800
- Medium
- Animal hide, beads
- Dimensions
- 41 1/2 in. (105.41 cm) (overall)
Tags
United States
About
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.
