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Wampum string
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
MarkingsNon marqué / Unmarked
Date
1791
Medium / Technique
Shell: nobbed whelk (Busycon Carica); fibre: plant
Cut, carved and pierced
Cut, carved and pierced
Dimensions0.4 × 25.5 cm (width x length)
CultureIndigenous: Huron-Wendat
Origin
Great Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Object NumberM11085
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Mrs. David Denne in memory of her husband, the late David Denne, Esq.
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