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Umbilical cord case
Umbilical cord case
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Umbilical cord case

Date1895-1920
Mediumbeaded and sewn buckskin with polychrome beads, metal cones, feathers, string, cotton thread
Dimensions9 1/2 × 4 × 1 in. (24.1 × 10.2 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of George P. Goshorn from the collection of George V. Goshorn
Object number1988.88.23
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