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Object Number
41-54-10/99700.1
Display Title
Claw from bear claw necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Claw from necklace of grizzly bear claws: 35 on necklace, 3 loose, strung on rawhide thong. Attached to a length of unidentified mammal hide with brown fur. Red pigment
Inventory Description
Ornament, bear claw, perforated
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains?; Plateau?
Materials
Bear claw
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 2.9 x 1.7 cm (2 15/16 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-54-70/1995; 41-54-10/99700.1
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