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Object Number
10-51-10/80178
Display Title
Wampum and Glass Beads
Descriptions
Object Description
42 wampum beads and 2 glass beads restrung after excavation. The beads are generally more massive than most wampum beads in the other artifcats (5 to 7 mm long by 5 mm in diameter), but still appear to be wampum.
Inventory Description
Beads, tubular, perforated, 40 white shell, 1 black glass, 1 white glass, strung on copper wire
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Date
Early 17th Century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Rhode Island
/
Newport County
/
Newport
Materials
Shell , Glass , Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 × 9.6 × 0.4 cm (3 3/8 × 3 3/4 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
42
Label on object
80178
Provenance
Collector
James Eddy Mauran
(1835-1889)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-37-10/84216 | Wampum necklace |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 33-54-10/1556 | Purple Wampum Beads |
Wampum
|
United States
| |
| 46-78-10/28121 | Purple Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 02-6-10/61899 | Wampum Necklace |
Bead
|
Canada
| |
| 13-9-10/85339 | Wampum Beads |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 19-22-10/93600A | String of purple wampum |
Bead
|
Maine
| |
| 38-44-10/12912 | Pieces of wampum showing process of manufacture |
Accessory
|
North America
| |
| 13-17-10/84626 | Wampum belt |
Belt
|
Brantford
| |
| 99-12-10/53014 | String of white wampum |
Bead
|
New York?
| |
| 46-78-10/28122 | Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 99-12-10/53011 | String of purple wampum |
Bead
|
United States
| |
| 99-12-10/53012 | String of wampum |
Bead
|
United States
|