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Object Number
19-22-10/93600A
Display Title
String of purple wampum
Descriptions
Object Description
String of purple wampum. This is a necklace of 259 purple wampum beads strung on a wire. The beads vary in size from 3 mm to 5 mm in length and 2 to 3 mm in width.
Inventory Description
Beads, strung purple wampum on wire
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Passamaquoddy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
Additional Geographic Terms
Point Pleasant
Materials
Shell, Wire
Dimensions
Overall: 61 cm (24 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
19-22-10/93600a
Provenance
Owner
Miss Well
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
Tomah
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Arlo Bates
(Unknown)
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(1/1/1919)
Donor
Arlo Bates
(01/01/1919)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-10/53011 | String of purple wampum |
Bead
|
United States
| |
| 99-12-10/53012 | String of wampum |
Bead
|
United States
| |
| 12-37-10/84216 | Wampum necklace |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 06-4-10/65748 | Condolence string of Wampum |
Bead
|
Erie County
| |
| 46-78-10/28121 | Purple Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 46-78-10/28122 | Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 13-9-10/85339 | Wampum Beads |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 41-72-10/24338 | Pieces of purple wampum from fragment of an old belt |
Bead
|
New York?
| |
| 02-6-10/61899 | Wampum Necklace |
Bead
|
Canada
| |
| 99-12-10/53014 | String of white wampum |
Bead
|
New York?
| |
| 33-54-10/1556 | Purple Wampum Beads |
Wampum
|
United States
| |
| 985-27-10/60265G | String of purple and white wampum, 1 of 7 |
Bead
|
Maine
|