Culture/People:

Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this

Collector:

Horace G. Jennerson, Non-Indian, 1863-1940  Search this

Previous owner:

Horace G. Jennerson, Non-Indian, 1863-1940  Search this

Lieutenant Colonel Horace L. Jennerson (H.L. Jennerson/Horace Lester Jennerson), Non-Indian, 1904-1996  Search this

Donor:

Lieutenant Colonel Horace L. Jennerson (H.L. Jennerson/Horace Lester Jennerson), Non-Indian, 1904-1996  Search this

Object Name:

Umbilical amulet

Media/Materials:

Deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Edge beaded , lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Dimensions:

8 x 6 x 2 cm

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Reservation; Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA

Collection History:

Probably collected before 1910 by Horace G. Jennerson (1863-1940, a teacher at Pine Ridge, circa 1900); inherited by his son Lieutenant Colonel Horace Lester Jennerson (1904-1996, US Army); donated to MAI by Lieutenant Colonel Jennerson in 1970.

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Catalog Number:

24/3787

Barcode:

243787.000

See related items:

Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66596e4ec-4c91-4fe1-9f01-622fe2bdd240

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_259580