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SKU: 220726-157

Sioux Umbilical Cord Turtle Fetish

$465.00

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Early 20th Century

1" H x 3.625" L x 2" W + 3" L Tassels

Hand Crafted from Hide Leather with Glass Seed Beads in a Diamond Motif Geometric Design with Beads and Metal Cones for Legs and Leather Tassels in a Turtle Shape

In Very Good Condition

A Sioux (Lakota/Dakota umbilical cord turtle fetish is a traditional Native American amulet or pouch, also known in Lakota as čhekpá ognáke (or similar terms like ƥatkáṡa-kṡúpi-wòťawe for the beaded turtle charm).

These small, animal-shaped containers were made from brain-tanned hide (often deer or buckskin), decorated with glass seed beads, porcupine quills, sinew, and sometimes other materials like horsehair, tin cones, or shells. The turtle shape was specifically for girls; lizard-shaped versions were typically made for boys.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Sioux

Year Range: 1900 - 1925

Region: Plains

Dimensions: 1 in3.63 in2 in3 in

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