Indian umbilical cord bags (Buckskinbag) from the USA, which contains a piece of the dried umbilical cord of a newborn. Made of buffalo leather, embroidered with glass beads, size 16.5 cm (without leather ribbons). It is usually artistically manufactured by the mother or grandmother and is a fetish that is attributed to protective power. Uniform The lizard is a symbol for boys, the turtle for girls. The bag is first attached to the stretcher, then to the clothes of the children attached and later kept for life. Incidentally, the US state was named after the Missouri Indian Nervol. There is still a comparable object in the collection ("Search: umbilical cord bag"). Today, stem cells can be obtained and stored from a small piece of the umbilical cord, for provision for medical treatment. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Kultgegenstände   |   Material: Leder   |   Country of origin: Missouri, United States | Similar pieces