NECKLACE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

NECKLACE

Entry/Object ID

143/3378

Description

Bear claws carved from buffalo horn, interspersed with bone beads and ringed with otter fur.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Osage Nation

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

36 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

BUFFALO HORN, Otter Fur, Bone

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Thornburgh, Vern Lincoln, Nebraska 1915-11-27 Vol. II, pg. 261E