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Condolence string of Wampum
Object Number 06-4-10/65748
Display Title Condolence string of Wampum
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ot-go-a
Object Description Wampum, condolence string. Group of 4 strings of purple wampum beads tied together at one end with an overall length of 20 cm. The four strings have 37, 37, 38 and 39 beads for a total of 155. The beads vary in length from 4 mm to 7 mm and in diameter from 3 mm to 4 mm. Each of the strings is tipped with a piece of red cloth at the free end. The tied ends pass through a piece of leather and then a piece of red cloth. The use of the cloth to adorn wampum strings is found in other specimens (see Harrington 1958: 31-32).
Inventory Description Beads, shell, purple wampum, 4 strands with red fabric ends, attached to leather
Classification
  • Bead
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seneca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York / Erie County
Additional Geographic Terms Tonawanda Reservation
Materials Shell, Fabric, Leather, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 19.8 x 7.5 x 1 cm (7 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65748
Provenance
Previous owner Previously owned by Mary Wilson
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (Dec-1905)
Donor Donated by Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington

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