The Necklace
Michael Galban, Director of the Seneca Art & Culture Center and site manager of the Ganondagan State Historic Site in Victor, New York, explores the meaning of a bear-claw necklace through the traces of its making and the stories embedded in the object. He sheds light on the notions of courage and symbolic power associated with this ornament within certain Indigenous communities.
The necklace reveals its richness through its details: claws, beads, assemblages, and traces of craftsmanship offer a closer look at its materiality, as well as at the gestures and skills involved in its creation.
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