
Two Sioux beaded umbilical fetishes, last quarter
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Two Sioux beaded umbilical fetishes, last quarter of the 19th century. A turtle form beaded with four stepped box elements in greasy yellow and white-heart red on a blue field enclosed within a border of alternating white and blue bands with a similar design in pale blue and white on the appendages, a quilled cross and curved line in purple embellish the underbody; A lizard form with a series of crosses in white-heart red and white beads on a green field edged around the body in pink, appendages are roll beaded in green and white with tin cone tinklers; 4 inches length, 2 ½ inches width; 6 ½ inches length, 2 inches width
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Two Sioux beaded umbilical fetishes, last quarter
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