Would you like more images?

Bear Claw Necklace - USA

Name: Bear Claw Necklace - USA
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: NRSORMIVHA
Price: 12500 EUR
Availability: InStock

By Gallery Area antique

12.500 €

Period 19th century

Style Tribal Art

DELIVERY

From: 75003, PARIS, France

To: Modify

Change your address to get an accurate estimate of shipping costs.

Country

Postal Code

Validate

Hand delivery at 75003, PARIS, France

Free

Standard delivery - Zone 1

Free

Standard delivery - Zone 2

Free

Modify

Ask a quote request

Item offered for sale by

Area antique

75010 PARIS

Display phone number +33 1 45 23 31 52

See the gallery

Description

This description has been translated and may not be completely accurate. Click here to see the original

Bear Claw Necklace - USA

This necklace may have come from the Pawnee tribe of the Central Plains in the USA.
Twenty-four claws are on the necklace with white glass beads. The pouch in the necklace is probably that of an otter, symbolizing strength both on land and in the water. These necklaces are worn by Pawnee Otoe and Omaha men as an emblem of their honor and status as chiefs.
In Pawnee culture, bears, grizzly bears in particular, are associated with strength and the supernatural power of healing.

REGION: Most likely Pawnee or Cherokee, Central Plains (central Kansas to Nebraska), USA
MATERIAL: Bear claws, glass beads, fur, fabric, metal rattles
PERIOD: 1830-1840
DIAMETER: 24 cm

(Plinth)
Inventory no.: AM018

Ref: NRSORMIVHA

Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Tribal Art (Necklaces, Pendants, Lockets of Tribal Art Style)
Period	19th century (Necklaces, Pendants, Lockets 19th century)
Country of origin	United States
Diameter (cm)	24