NECKLACE

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

NECKLACE

Entry/Object ID

143/3376

Description

DEER BONE/WITH SHELL CHARM

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Montana

Culture/Tribe

Bitterroot Salish

Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Necklace

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Length

60 in

Parts

Count

Material

Bone, RAWHIDE, Shell

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 21, 1994

Provenance

Notes

BEATRICE CREAMERY CO.; LINCOLN, NEB. VERN THORNBURGH HLG LEDGER VOL. II, p. 259E, ITEM # 1 LETTER DATED 7/14/1915 Research note: this letter refers to a deer vertebra necklace. The object here is created with deer distal phalanges and hoofs.