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Object Number 24-9-10/94293
Display Title Broken quahog shell
Descriptions
Object Description Broken quahog shell from the Campbell wampum factoy which was a major producer of European made wampum beads. The collection is extremely important since it shows all of the various stages of wampum production from the shell right up to the finished bead.
Inventory Description Organic, shell fragments, quahog
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Shell
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Jersey / Bergen County / Park Ridge / Campbell Wampum Factory
Additional Geographic Terms Pascack Creek
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 4.8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 78
Label on object 94293
Provenance
Collector Carl F. Schondorf (Spring, 1924)
Seller Carl F. Schondorf (06/1924)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Quahog shell cut for manufacture of purple wampum bead
24-9-10/94305 Quahog shell cut for manufacture of purple wampum bead
Campbell Wampum Factory
Conch shell beads finished, some broken and rejects
24-9-10/94303 Conch shell beads finished, some broken and rejects
Worked Shell
Campbell Wampum Factory
Worked conch shell used in making beads
24-9-10/94299 Worked conch shell used in making beads
Utilized Shell
Campbell Wampum Factory
Conch shells (strombus gigas)
24-9-10/94298 Conch shells (strombus gigas)
Utilized Shell
Campbell Wampum Factory
Broken Wampum shells
24-9-10/94297 Broken Wampum shells
Shell
Raw Material
Campbell Wampum Factory
Broken Wampum shell
24-9-10/94296 Broken Wampum shell
Shell
Raw Material
Campbell Wampum Factory
Fragments of conch shell discs all polished on one side
24-9-10/94310 Fragments of conch shell discs all polished on one side
Raw Material
Shell
Campbell Wampum Factory
Broken Wampum shell
24-9-10/94295 Broken Wampum shell
Utilized Shell
Campbell Wampum Factory
Conch shell beads, unperforated and unpolished, in various stages
24-9-10/94301 Conch shell beads, unperforated and unpolished, in various stages
Utilized Shell
Campbell Wampum Factory
Broken abalone shell
24-9-10/94294 Broken abalone shell
Utilized Shell
Raw Material
Campbell Wampum Factory
White wampum beads
24-9-10/94306 White wampum beads
Raw Material
Wampum
Campbell Wampum Factory
Conch shell beads ready for finishing and perforating
24-9-10/94302 Conch shell beads ready for finishing and perforating
Worked Shell
Campbell Wampum Factory