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Wampum string

Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked
Date 1791
Medium / Technique Shell: nobbed whelk (Busycon Carica); fibre: plant
Cut, carved and pierced
Dimensions0.4 × 25.5 cm (width x length)
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.
Status
On view

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