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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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