Sioux beaded turtle fetish having checkerboard over yellow background. Appendages ending in tin cones with red horsehair. Came with collection tag “Turtle trinket made by Lucy Sacred Arrow, the daughter of a Sioux Chief. Tassels are made of dyed horsehair. It was given to aunt and uncle of Grace Rozendal out of respect and friendship.”
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Great Plains – Sioux, Native American
SIZE: 5″ x 3″