Bear claw necklace with James Buchanan peace medal (dated 1857)
date: label: Date created
content: 1857-1880
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Richard Joste, Non-Indian
label: Subject
content: President James Buchanan, Non-Indian, 1791-1868
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Richard Joste and said to have been collected in the 1870s or 1880s; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1928.
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place: label: Place
content: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/2528
label: Barcode
content: 162528.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bear claw necklace with James Buchanan peace medal (dated 1857)
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver medal, bear claw/claws (grizzly bear), hide thong/babiche, brass beads
label: Techniques
content: Cast, strung
label: Dimensions
content: 36 x 25.5 x 3 cm