Shells from which wampum is made

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Object Number 38-17-10/12680

Display Title Shells from which wampum is made

Descriptions

Inventory Description Organic, shell, utilized, white, loose, polished?

Classification

Utilized Shell

Department Archaeological

Culture

Southwest

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States

Additional Geographic Terms Southwest

Materials Shell

Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm (1 1/8 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)

Quantity 3

Label on object 38-17-10/12680

Provenance

Provenance Mrs. William Harris Arnold (1892-1937)

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Image Not Available for Metal objects among /Twikwe's possessions, including a nail-like piece of metal thrust into a stick used to sharpen knives, an awl for sewing, 2 pipes from cartridge shells, a fire-striker, a knife belonging to //Kwai≠kabe (her son), a piece of bone or duiker horn, an axe belonging to her husband, a metal piece he found which he will hammer into an implement, a metal pounding rod, and two scrapers made from an old knife blade, with a ruler for measurement	2001.29.27256	Metal objects among /Twikwe's possessions, including a nail-like piece of metal thrust into a stick used to sharpen knives, an awl for sewing, 2 pipes from cartridge shells, a fire-striker, a knife belonging to //Kwai≠kabe (her son), a piece of bone or duiker horn, an axe belonging to her husband, a metal piece he found which he will hammer into an implement, a metal pounding rod, and two scrapers made from an old knife blade, with a ruler for measurement		/Ai Ha !O Pan
Image Not Available for Metal objects among /Twikwe's possessions, including a nail-like piece of metal thrust into a stick used to sharpen knives, an awl for sewing, 2 pipes from cartridge shells, a fire-striker, a knife belonging to //Kwai≠kabe (her son), a piece of bone or duiker horn, an axe belonging to her husband, a metal piece he found which he will hammer into an implement, a metal pounding rod, and two scrapers made from an old knife blade, with a ruler for measurement	2001.29.27256.1	Metal objects among /Twikwe's possessions, including a nail-like piece of metal thrust into a stick used to sharpen knives, an awl for sewing, 2 pipes from cartridge shells, a fire-striker, a knife belonging to //Kwai≠kabe (her son), a piece of bone or duiker horn, an axe belonging to her husband, a metal piece he found which he will hammer into an implement, a metal pounding rod, and two scrapers made from an old knife blade, with a ruler for measurement		/Ai Ha !O Pan
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