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Object Number 985-27-10/60264
Display Title Wampum belt. Mostly purple wampum w/ 6 diagonal white stripes.
Descriptions
Object Description Wampum belt. Mostly purple wampum w/ 6 diagonal stripes of white wampum.
Inventory Description Belt, purple wampum, some loose, white shell and glass bead deco, sinew, hide
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Passamaquoddy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine
Dimensions Overall: 66.2 x 4.1 cm (26 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 985-27-10/60264
Provenance
Owner Daughter of W. Wallace Brown (Unknown - Unknown)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (01/01/1900-01/01/1950?)
Collector W. Wallace Brown (01/01/1875? - Unknown)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (01/01/1985)

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