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Necklace Necklace

Necklace consisting of thirty-two bear claws threaded on hide: North America, Canada, from the Northwest Coast

Charm Charm

Charm carved from a bear's claw, in form of a beaver: North America, Canada, Northwest Coast

Headdress Headdress

Man's headdress, of tanned caribou skin mounted with seventeen grizzly bears' claws, the edge of the skin band overstitched with quills: North America, Canada, Northwest Territories, Dene, c. 1859

Cap Cap

Man's cap, of red and blue wool cloth, the seams and edge covered with strips of patterned cotton cloth, with a band of tanned caribou skin supporting nine black bears' claws loosely attached to lower edge: North America, Canada, Northwest Territories, Slavey or Kaska, c. 1860

Headdress, shaman's Headdress, shaman's

Shaman's headdress of grizzly bear claws sewn to a hide circlet, and united at the tips by a string of dentalium shells: North America, Canada, Northwest Coast, possibly Tsimshian

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