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Object Number 37-113-10/9682
Display Title Necklace of wampum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Necklace, white shell discoidal beads, graduated, strung on string
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northeast
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 1.8 x 0.5 cm (11/16 x 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-113-10/9682
Provenance
Collector Amelia Elizabeth White (Unknown)
Donor Amelia Elizabeth White (11/17/1937 or 11/23/1937)

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