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Object Number
99-12-10/53014
Display Title
String of white wampum
Descriptions
Object Description
String of 146 white wampum beads. The beads vary in length from 5 mm to 10 mm but have a uniform diameter of 3 mm. Wampum was used as money in the past but now is used only for ceremonial purposes.
Inventory Description
Beads, white wampum, tubular
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1800-1850
Culture
- Oneida
- Algonquin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New York?
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
100
Label on object
99-12-10/53014
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Owner
Peale Museum
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(Unknown - Unknown)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-10/53012 | String of wampum |
Bead
|
United States
| |
| 41-72-10/24337 | Pieces of white wampum from fragment of an old belt |
Bead
|
New York?
| |
| 99-12-10/53011 | String of purple wampum |
Bead
|
United States
| |
| 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?
| |
| 13-17-10/84626 | Wampum belt |
Belt
|
Brantford
| |
| 12-37-10/84216 | Wampum necklace |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 99-12-10/53013 | Wampum Necklace |
Bead
|
United States
| |
| 06-4-10/65748 | Condolence string of Wampum |
Bead
|
Erie County
| |
| 46-78-10/28122 | Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 02-6-10/61899 | Wampum Necklace |
Bead
|
Canada
| |
| 46-78-10/28121 | Purple Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
|