tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post1421752610408783236..comments2024-03-27T14:52:47.190-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: Family TreasureThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-76348939517103951322014-01-21T20:20:40.307-08:002014-01-21T20:20:40.307-08:00Danielle, thank you so much for this information. ...Danielle, thank you so much for this information. I never could make sense of that piece, the rattle just being a wild guess. No doubt then, my own mother's umbilical cord is in there! <br /><br />I'd very much be interested in your picture which you can e-mail to the contact address on my profile. Perhaps we can have more conversations about this off the blog. So happy you found me!The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-44895977319592786652014-01-21T19:23:41.256-08:002014-01-21T19:23:41.256-08:00Hi, just thought you might like some more info on ...Hi, just thought you might like some more info on your items. I'm a Crow Indian but my uncle married a Lakota and as a kid I spent quite a bit of time with them in SD. Many of our customs and traditions are very similar. The item you describe as a rattle is actually a ' belly button bag' or umbilical cord bag. Part of a baby's dried umbilical cord was placed inside and the bag was sewn shut. I still have mine and I have a picture of my youngest daughter in her baby board with the 'turtle -belly button bag' attached. Lots of Plains Indians use these type of bags for their babies. I'll try to send you the picture I mentioned above. Best regards, DanielleSlapysicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037270637658666795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-72213627128410672382009-07-28T22:18:18.252-07:002009-07-28T22:18:18.252-07:00These are wonderful treasures. The photo of your g...These are wonderful treasures. The photo of your grandmother is priceless. I grew up in Pocatello where the Bannock-Shoshone reservation at Fort Hall is. When we were in High School we would go to the reservation to buy moccasins that we wore with our jeans. They were only a few dollars and had simple beading on the tops. They were constructed exactly like the ones you have. I think I kept one pair, but they are pretty worn. I also have a baby pair with lots of beading.I wish I had appreciated what I had at the time. I wouldn't have considered them novelties to kick around in!Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.com