Sold for $37,500

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Lot Description

Prairie Grizzly Bear Claw Necklace

fourth quarter 19th century

otter fur base strung with 27 claws spaced with hand-painted and padre beads; necklace wrapped with three thread and sinew-sewn florally inspired beaded hide panels; larger trade beads, brass beads, and hawk bells decorate tail

overall length 27 inches
diameter of necklace 14-1/2 inches
average length of claw, 3-1/2 inches

Property from The John Baldwin Trust, Chicago, Illinois

Collected from the University of Iowa, Theatrical Department

PUBLISHED

Baldwin, John. Early Knives and Beaded Sheaths (1997: 47)

Baldwin, John. Red Pipes - Indian Smoking Pipes (2007: 79)

Condition Report

27 claws averaging 3-1/3 inches long.

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