Accession No
1930.1024
Description
Charm - " Beaded snake. Used as a charm for curing sickness" (R.Rymill)
Beaded snake amulet. Yellow snake with pink and blue serrated design and rings round the tail to represent a rattle.
Place
Americas; North America; Canada; Alberta; Peigan Nation
Period
Source
Rymill, Robert [collector]; Clarke, Louis Colvile Gray [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1930.1024; P104
Cultural Affliation
Plains; Piikuni; Peigan; Blackfoot; Algonquian
Material
Bead; Hide
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
" These were used for preventing sickness rather than for curing it" (Hugh Dempsey 13.10.1998)
Event Date 2/12/1992
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
" Beaded snake. Used as a charm for curing sickness" (R.Rymill)
Beaded snake amulet. Yellow snake with pink and blue serrated design and rings round the tail to represent a rattle.
Event Date 2/12/1992
Author: maa
Conservation ()
437 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa
FM:82842
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