Wampum string

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

InscriptionsOn back of support, handwritten : Bear Clan.

Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked

Date 1770-1850

Medium / Technique Shell: northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), knobbed whelk (Busycon Carica); metal: silver; fibre: hemp
Cut, polished, pierced, cast and assembled

DimensionsAltogether : 8 × 0.5 × 80 cm (width x depth x length) Purple wampum string: 2 × 0.4 × 141 cm (width x depth x length)

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Ceremonial Objects - Organizational Objects

CultureIndigenous: Haudenosaunee

Origin Canada ?

Geocultural Area Eastern Woodlands

Origin United States ?

Object NumberM1897.0-4

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of David Ross McCord

Status

Not on view

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