Necklace

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Necklace

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.93

Description

Property J&C1: Beaded Catlinite Necklace with Pendant & Bear Claws. Object: necklace, Artist/Maker: n/a, Title/Model: Beaded Catlinite Necklace with Pendant and Bear Claws, Date/Region: ca. 1900 / unknown, Medium/Technique: strung catlinite and turquoise beads, bear claws / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 14.5" H x 8.15" W (necklace) 18.15" H x 15" W (frame), Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: Catlinite (pipestone) heishi bead necklace with central catlinite trillion pendant and two bear claws strung on a leather thong mounted on a pad inside a plain wood frame under glass. Full necklace length not measured as it was mounted inside a frame. Purchased from Bob Sleeper Auction, Emma, Missouri February 19, 1995, $200.

Collection

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

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018