Necklace made of 17 bear claws spaced on otter skin band, terminating in otter tail. Ornamented with quilling on one side, 8 shell discs on other; attached string of blue glass beads; pendant feathers.
Donor:
David Ives Bushnell Jr., G. B. Gordon, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, and W. C. Farabee
Collection place:
Central Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Central Plains
Culture or time period:
Umoⁿhoⁿ
Collector:
Francis La Flesche
Collection date:
1901-1902
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Accession date:
1904 and September 8, 1902
Context of use:
Worn on ceremonial occasions by men; also worn by other Siouan tribes.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 85 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 13/91; 13/92. Published: Plate 49, p. 354*. Exhibited: UCLMA, "Plains Indians", 1971. References: *"The Omaha Tribe", BAE 27, Fletcher & LaFlesche. Worn on ceremonial occasions by men; also worn by other Siouan tribes.
Loans:
S1962-1963 #7: American Indian Council of the Bay Area (August 24, 1962–August 26, 1962), S1962-1963 #8: Four Winds Club, Oakland YWCA (September 13, 1962–September 17, 1962), S1973-1974 #65: Oakland Museum of California (March 8, 1974–April 24, 1974), and S1977-1978 #39: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 23, 1978–April 11, 1978)