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Old Ike making wampum
Object Number 2004.29.3980
Display Title Old Ike making wampum
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Pomo Indians, California (Kulanapan) / Old Ike - Pomo great wampum maker - who told where the old drum was & the history of its use. / Gr Nicholson - 1906."
Keywords
  • Occupation
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Wampum-maker
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1906
Artist Grace A. Nicholson
Culture
  • Pomo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)

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