Wampum string

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked

Date 1765-1830

Medium / Technique Shell: northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), knobbed whelk (Busycon Carica)
Carved and pierced

Dimensions0.7 × 0.4 × 17.5 cm (width x depth x length)

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Ceremonial Objects - Organizational Objects

CultureIndigenous: Haudenosaunee?

Geocultural Area Eastern Woodlands

Origin Canada ?

Origin United States ?

Object NumberM13321

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of M. Hale Esq.

Status

On view

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