$57,000
Pawnee-style Bear Claw Necklace, assembled by Milford Chandler (1889-1981), constructed with an otter skin painted red beadson the hide side, the head with a black and white beaded strip on red trade cloth, with forty large 19th century grizzly bear claws and large Italian bead spacers; includes a late otter hide drop with six beaded bear paws and two tie-on beaded strips (added by Joseph J. Rivera), claw length to 5 1/2 in., and with traces of red pigment. Provenance: Milford Chandler; the estate of Joseph J. Rivera. Exhibitions: Necklace was on loan to the Plains Indian Museum, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, from about 1975/80 until 2002. Milford G. Chandler's Pawnee Style Grizzly Bear Claw Necklace By Benson L. Lanford Milford Glenwood Chandler (1889-1981) was one of those giant intellects who attain commendable achievements. Not only was Mr. Chandler an automotive pioneer who counted five personal automotive patents, and early-on had established an automobile carburetor company, but he also gained significant recognition for his largely self-taught ethnographical endeavors. Through the years, he spent considerable amounts of time among and developed wonderfully close, familial relationships with American Indian people. He enjoyed participating in gatherings and ceremonies principally among Great Lakes, Prairie, and Plains Indians; he learned much about the deeper meanings of their ways and traditions. Mr. Chandler actively collected American Indian ar Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-02-11
