Medicine Necklace with Pouch Containing Umbilical Cord Item Number: 08.433 from the Brooklyn Museum

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Item History

  • Made between 1868 and 1933

What

Name
Medicine Necklace with Pouch Containing Umbilical Cord
Identification Number
08.433
Type of Item
medicine, necklace, pouch and cord
Material
bead, hide, shell, string and yarn
Measurements
“approx. 23 x 5 in. or (66 x 3.5 cm)” ?

Who

Culture
Plains

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1868 and 1933

Other

Classification
Ornament