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Object Number
02-6-10/61899
Display Title
Wampum Necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace of 55 white wampum beads strung of white thread. The beads vary in length from 5 mm to 8 mm and from 2 mm to 4 mm in diameter.
Inventory Description
Beads, white shell, tubular, some glass, on string
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Date
18th century
Culture
- Mohawk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand River
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 0.8 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (5/16 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
57
Label on object
61899
Provenance
Owner
Grandfather of John Buck
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
John Buck
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
Esther Buck
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Harriet Maxwell Converse
(Unknown - 1902)
Dealer
Harriet Maxwell Converse
(Unknown - 01/01/1902)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-37-10/84216 | Wampum necklace |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 99-12-10/53012 | String of wampum |
Bead
|
United States
| |
| 46-78-10/28122 | Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 99-12-10/53014 | String of white wampum |
Bead
|
New York?
| |
| 06-4-10/65748 | Condolence string of Wampum |
Bead
|
Erie County
| |
| 19-22-10/93600A | String of purple wampum |
Bead
|
Maine
| |
| 13-9-10/85339 | Wampum Beads |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 46-78-10/28121 | Purple Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 33-54-10/1556 | Purple Wampum Beads |
Wampum
|
United States
| |
| 99-12-10/53011 | String of purple wampum |
Bead
|
United States
| |
| 96-22-10/48239 | Wampum Necklace |
Necklace
|
Old Town
| |
| 41-72-10/24337 | Pieces of white wampum from fragment of an old belt |
Bead
|
New York?
|