Necklace with mescal beans, bear claws, and turtle vertebra / Wolf Robe Hunt

Curatorial Remarks

Wolf Robe Hunt was a jeweler that lived outside of Tulsa, and they became ostracized from the Acoma. He wrote a book on horses of Acoma, and he was ostracized because he said things that he was not allowed to talk about. He made jewelry for Indians and non-Indians.

Tags: necklace, turtle, bear claw
People: Acoma, Wolf Robe Hunt
Places: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Purpose: commercial sale, domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Necklace with mescal beans, bear claws, and turtle vertebra

Creator(s):

Wolf Robe Hunt (Collection)

Solomon McCombs (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Acoma

Date:

1960s

Materials/Techniques:

claw (bear), bean (mescal), glass, hide, turtle

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Necklace

Credit Line:

Gift of Margarita McCombs

Accession No:

84.2285

Previous Number(s):

TL1982; 8427.2285; 36044

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 22 1/2in. (57.2cm)
Width: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Wolf Robe Hunt

Role(s):

Collection

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Hunt, Wolf Robe

Birth Date:

1905

Death Date:

1977

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American painter, 1905-1977

Gender:

male

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Solomon McCombs

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

McCombs, Solomon

Birth Date:

1913

Death Date:

1980

Nationalities:

Native American

Roles:

Native American lithographer, 1913-1980

Gender:

male

Cite this Page

Hunt, Wolf. Necklace with mescal beans, bear claws, and turtle vertebra. 84.2285. 1960s. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/842285 (07/24/2019).

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