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Wampum belt
"The Two Dog Wampum"
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked
Date
1721-1781
Medium / Technique
Shell: northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), knobbed whelk (Busycon Carica); hide: deer buckskin (Odocoileus virginianus); fibre; pigment: red ochre
Cut, polished, pierced and assembled
Cut, polished, pierced and assembled
DimensionsWith fringes: 20 × 0.5 × 238 cm (width x depth x length)
Without fringes: 20 × 0.5 × 169.5 cm (width x depth x length)
Geocultural Area
Eastern Woodlands
Object NumberM1904
CreditGift of David Ross McCord
Status
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