Lakota Sioux Beaded Lizard Fetish

Lakota Sioux Beaded Lizard Fetish

Circa late 19th Century

Dimensions: Length – 7″; Width – 5″ w/o tin cones and dyed horsehair

Geography: United States, North Dakota or South Dakota

Medium: Native-tanned skin, glass, cloth

Very Good Condition

Native Americans created these fetishes to contain the umbilical cord of a new baby. Thus, the animal containing the umbilical cord becomes the totem or protector of the child. It is said that the lizard fetish was for a boy and a turtle for a girl.