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Object Number
38-44-10/12869
Display Title
Necklace of eagle talons, "splint bones" from deers' legs and metacarpals
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace of bear's claws, "splint bones" from deers' legs and also metacarpal bones
Inventory Description
Necklace, claws and teeth, metacarpals, strung on leather cord
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
Materials
Tooth, Animal claw, Bone, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 10 x 0.7 cm (13 3/4 x 3 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12869
Provenance
Owner
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(09/30/1904)
Collector
F. N. Damon
(01/01/1895)
Donor
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(05/02/1938)
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