NECKLACE

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

NECKLACE

Entry/Object ID

143/5326

Description

BRIGHT/BEADS/4 ROUND BRASS LOOKING BALLS/BLUE/PART OF NECKLACE IN BOX. BLUE RUSSIAN BEADS/BRIGHT BLUE BEADS

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Tlingit

Native American, First Nation

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

29 in

Material

Beads, BRASS

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

NOTE FROM INDEX: RUSSIAN BEADS AND COPPER BALL NECKLACE; THESE ARE RAREST HAND CUT BEADS KNOWN. FROM ALASKA AND OLD HUDSON BAY TRADING CO. USED AS WAMPUM OR MONEY.