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Wampum string
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
MarkingsNon marqué / Unmarked
Date
1765-1830
Medium / Technique
Shell: northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), knobbed whelk (Busycon Carica)
Carved and pierced
Carved and pierced
Dimensions0.7 × 0.4 × 17.5 cm (width x depth x length)
CultureIndigenous: Haudenosaunee ?
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Origin
Canada ?
Origin
United States ?
Object NumberM13321
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of M. Hale Esq.
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