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Object Number
985-27-10/59474
Display Title
Sioux necklace. Strung w/ eagle claws and faceted black beads on buckskin. Carve
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux necklace. Strung w/ eagle claws and faceted black beads on buckskin. Carved pointed piece of bone as pendant. 42.3x9.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Necklace, black beads with claws and bone pendant, tied with leather
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 40 x 7 x 3 cm (15 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59474, 34191
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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