Animal tooth pendant, part of man's Northern Plains style outfit [2017.103.54]. [JMC 29/8/2019]

Collection type: Object
Description: Animal tooth pendant, part of man's Northern Plains style outfit [2017.103.54]. [JMC 29/8/2019]
Long description: Animal tooth pendant, part of man's Northern Plains style outfit. The tooth is a canine tooth, the lower two thirds of which have been painted black. The bottom has been sawn at an oblique angle and perforated. The tooth hangs from a chain of multifaceted metal beads strung on cotton thread. There is a spherical, light blue, glass bead strung on either side of the tooth. For the rest of the outfit see shirt [2017.103.54 .1], leggings [2017.103.54 .2 - .3], club [2017.103.54 .4] and feather ornament [2017.103.54 .6]. [JMC 29/8/2019]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: Native American
Person: Field collector Raymond Wilkes; PRM source David Wilkes
Date
Acquisition information: Donated: 30/08/2016
Materials and processes: Material Animal Tooth, Material Bead, Material Metal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Glass, Material Pigment, Process Perforated, Process Painted, Process Strung
Dimensions: Length: max 366 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2017.103.54.5
Research and responses: This object is part of a collection put together by English Hobbyist Raymond Wilkes. The collection combines English, European or North American-made hobbyist material, some objects made by Wilkes himself, and some Native American-made objects. This outfit is English-Made but in the style of a Northern Plains men's outfit. [JMC 19/8/2019]

Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament