Wampum string

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Date created: 1850-1900

Culture/People: Anishinaabe [Walpole Island, Ontario]
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Previous owner: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Seller: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), probably in 1904; acquired by George Heye circa 1908.
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Place: Walpole Island, Lake Saint Clair; Walpole Island Reserve (Bkejwanong); Lambton County; Ontario; Canada
Archipelago: Great Lakes Islands
Island Name: Walpole Island
Island Grouping: Lake Saint Clair Islands

See related items: Anishinaabe [Walpole Island, Ontario]; Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8669
Barcode: 018669.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Wampum string
Media/Materials: Whelk shell beads (white wampum), quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum), twine/string
Techniques: Strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fb1c8614-79e1-482d-9d7e-8587624c635e

Record ID: NMAI_19537