Necklace

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Necklace

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.96

Description

Property J&C4: Bear Claw Necklace with Cobalt Beads. Object: necklace, Artist/Maker: n/a, Title/Model: Bear Claw Necklace with Cobalt Beads, Date/Region: ca. 1900, Medium/Technique: strung bear claws, glass and metal beads / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 28" L (necklace), 2.25" L (claws), Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Provenance: n/a, Description/Notes: Beaded necklace with 10 large, adult bear claws separated by round cobalt glass and silver metal trade beads. Valuation Reasoning: Please see following page for an analysis of comparable properties recently sold in the most appropriate market.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Ho-Chunk
Native American

Notes

In person consultation (3/19/24) confirmed affiliation.

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