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Object Number
96-22-10/48239
Display Title
Wampum Necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Wampum necklace. This ancient wampum necklace is made of 129 purple wampum beads. The beads vary from 4 mm to 6 mm in length, and from 3 mm to 4 mm in diameter.
Inventory Description
Necklace, choker, purple tubular wampum withwht geo motif, hide straps
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
18th century
Culture
- Eastern Abenaki
- Penobscot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
/
Penobscot County
/
Indian Island
/
Old Town
Materials
Shell, Hide, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 41.7 x 3.1 x 0.5 cm (16 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
96-22-10/48239
Provenance
Owner
Niece of Big Thunder
(Unknown - 01/01/1896)
Owner
Big Thunder
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Prof. Charles C. Willoughby
(01/01/1896)
Donor
Prof. Charles C. Willoughby
(01/01/1896)
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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
| |
| 02-6-10/61899 | Wampum Necklace |
Bead
|
Canada
| |
| 19-22-10/93600A | String of purple wampum |
Bead
|
Maine
| |
| 33-54-10/1556 | Purple Wampum Beads |
Wampum
|
United States
| |
| 06-4-10/65748 | Condolence string of Wampum |
Bead
|
Erie County
| |
| 46-78-10/28122 | Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 13-9-10/85339 | Wampum Beads |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 13-17-10/84626 | Wampum belt |
Belt
|
Brantford
| |
| 41-72-10/24338 | Pieces of purple wampum from fragment of an old belt |
Bead
|
New York?
| |
| 15-22-10/86069 | Wampum Wrist Ornament |
Ornament
|
New York
Maine | |
| 46-78-10/28121 | Purple Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
|