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Object Number
46-78-10/28122
Display Title
Wampum ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Wampum ornament. This is a group of 4 strings of wampum beads tied together at one end. Both purple and white beads are present and one of the strings is tipped with a piece of green cloth and a second with a piece of burlap. The lengths of the four strings are 55.6 cm (free end unornamented), 44.0 cm (free end ornamented with burlap), 53.0 cm (free end ornamented with green cloth), and 43.0 cm (free end forms a small loop, probably a repair). The strings are tied together to form a single string without beads with extends some 20 cm beyond the knot. The piece has a maximum overall length of 77.0 cm. The length of the wampum beads varies from 5-8 mm and their diameter from 2-3 mm.
Inventory Description
Beads, shell, purple and white wampum, 4 strands tied w/ string, fabric at ends
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Algonquin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Eastern Woodlands
Dimensions
Overall: 0.7 x 0.3 cm (1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
46-78-10/28122
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(12/27/1900-06/01/1903)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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| 06-4-10/65748 | Condolence string of Wampum |
Bead
|
Erie County
| |
| 13-9-10/85339 | Wampum Beads |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 12-37-10/84216 | Wampum necklace |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 46-78-10/28121 | Purple Wampum ornament |
Bead
|
North America
| |
| 985-27-10/60265F | String of purple and white wampum, 1 of 7 |
Bead
|
Maine
| |
Media Restricted
| 99-12-10/53112.2 | Pipe with strings of wampum (stem) |
Pipe
|
North America
| |
| 46-77-30/6771B | Textile, beaded |
Woven Fiber
Raw Material |
Nazca
| |
| 985-27-10/60265H | String of purple and white wampum, 1 of 7 |
Bead
|
Maine
| |
| 985-27-10/60265C | String of wampum, 1 of 7 |
Bead
|
Maine
| |
| 985-27-10/60265G | String of purple and white wampum, 1 of 7 |
Bead
|
Maine
| |
| 985-27-10/60265E | String of purple and white wampum, 1 of 7 |
Bead
|
Maine
| |
| 33-54-10/1556 | Purple Wampum Beads |
Wampum
|
United States
|