NECKLACE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

NECKLACE

Entry/Object ID

143/5873

Description

ALEUT. MAIDEN'S CHARM/WORN BY GIRLS AT AGE OF PUBERTY/SUPPOSED TO HAVE SPECIAL POWER THAT CARRIES THEM SAFELY THROUGH THAT TIME

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Aleut
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

Parts

Count

1

Material

Bone, Beads

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO #62, ITME #2, ID 143/383 HLG VOL. 1, 74E, INVOICE DATE 5/28/10 CAT. SAYS 143/38