Bead/beads

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Date created: circa 1870

Culture/People: Non-Indian
Artist/Maker: Campbell Wampum Factory (Campbell's Wampum Factory), 1746-1889
Previous owner: Dan Frost (Daniel H. Frost), Non-Indian, 1850-1943; William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Seller: William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dan Frost (1850-1943, proprietor of Stephen A. Frost and Son, a New York City Indian goods company and a collector of beads and Indian artifacts); sold or transferred by Dan Frost to William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) in 1928; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
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Place: Campbell's Wampum Factory; Park Ridge (Pascack); Bergen County; New Jersey; USA

See related items: Non-Indian; Woodlands; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1455
Barcode: 241455.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Quahog clam shell/shells, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Ground, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws667174613-bf59-43f5-9682-104f396f9a68

Record ID: NMAI_257080