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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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