Piikstaan Amulet
- Title
- Piikstaan Amulet
- Subject
- Uploaded by Alenis Rios
- Description
- This is an infant's first toy and it's an amulet called a Piikstaan. An amulet like this one would often be created by Blackfoot women to give to their child. It's also known as has a nothing face.
- Creator
- The amulet belonged to someone from Piikani. Blackfoot women would create these amulets. The name of the owner and creator of this amulet remains anonymous.
- Source
- Belcourt, Christi. Beadwork: First Peoples' Beading History and Techniques. Owen Sound, Ont: Ningwakwe Learning Press, 2010.
Gray, M. (2017). Beads: Symbols of Indigenous Cultural Resilience and Value (Unpublished Master's Thesis). University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
Hungry Wolf, Beverly. (1982). The ways of my grandmothers (1 st Quill ed.). - Publisher
- Blackfoot Digital Library: https://mootookakiossin.ca/explore/objects/amulet_MAA_1929/intro
- Date
- 19th Century
- Rights
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Language
- Siksikáí’powahsin (Siksiká) also recognized as the Blackfoot language.
- Type
- Still Image
- Coverage
- "An extensive and valuable collection" created by R.R. Rymill for the museum is mentioned in the MAA's 1929 Annual Report.
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The amulet belonged to someone from Piikani. Blackfoot women would create these amulets. The name of the owner and creator of this amulet remains anonymous., “Piikstaan Amulet,” Four Views, accessed March 11, 2026, https://fourviewshist181.jenniferandrella.com/items/show/11.