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Object Number
41-54-10/99700
Display Title
Bear claw necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace of grizzly bear claws: 35 on necklace, 3 loose, strung on rawhide thong; attached to a riverine otter skin bundle identified by hair analysis microscopy; red pigment
Inventory Description
Necklace, bear claws bound to desicated stiff hide, brown fur, red pigment
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca.1785-1804
Culture
- Plateau?
- Plains?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Bear claw, Otter fur, Rawhide, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 35.2 x 29.4 x 7 cm (13 7/8 x 11 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-54-70/1995; 41-54-10/99700
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry C. Grant, 1941
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
(before 1810)
Owner
David Kimball
(1873)
Collector
William Clark
(1804-1806 - before 1810)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(1804-1806 - before 1810)
Donor
Mrs. Henry C. Grant
(1941)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41-54-10/99700.1 | Claw from bear claw necklace |
Ornament
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North America
| |
| 41-54-10/99700.2 | Claw from bear claw necklace |
Ornament
|
North America
| |
| 41-54-10/99700.3 | Claw from bear claw necklace |
Ornament
|
North America
| |
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Necklace
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United States
| |
| 985-27-10/60159 | Teton Sioux necklace. Bear and cougar claws strung on leather thong. 2 yellow tr |
Necklace
|
United States
| |
| 40-79-10/22533 | Bear claw necklace with bands of blue beads around bases. |
Necklace
|
Pueblo of Picuris
| |
| 99-12-10/53007 | Grizzly bear claw ornaments |
Ornament
|
Canada
United States | |
| 03-38-10/62809 | Necklace of elk teeth and bear's claws |
Necklace
|
Montana?
| |
| 01-21-10/56804 | Necklace of bears claws |
Necklace
|
Washington
| |
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Image Not Available
for Necklace of 18 bear's claws
| 88-51-10/50667 | Necklace of 18 bear's claws |
Utah
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| 18-5-10/87269 | Bear claw necklace |
Necklace
|
United States
Canada | |
| 969-26-30/8649.1 | Necklace of claws and red beads. claws are from a middle-sized cat, either puma |
Necklace
|
South America
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