Keywords: NEPE Bear-Claw-Necklack.jpg en Grizzly Bear Claw Necklace Plateau c 1900 The grizzly bear is considered powerful in the natural world and in the spirit world of the Columbia Plateau peoples This necklace of grizzly bear claws strung on a buckskin tie symbolizes both the personal story of its owner and the spiritual significance associated with this remarkable animal Bear claw Ursus arctos buckskin L 45 cm Nez Perce National Historical Park NEPE 1990 Nez Perce National Historical Park NEPE 1990 Nez Perce National Historical Park 1900 PD-USGov Nez Perce Native American jewellery Ursidae anatomy Native American objects of Columbia Plateau Bear claw necklace |