Shell prepared for wampum manufacture

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Date created: 1630–1680

Culture/People: probably Montauk (archaeological) (attributed)
Possible collector: Roy Latham, Non-Indian, 1881-1979
Previous owner: Roy Latham, Non-Indian, 1881-1979
Donor: Roy Latham, Non-Indian, 1881-1979

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of amateur naturalist Roy Latham (1881-1979, of Orient, New York) and probably collected by him; donated to MAI in 1917 by Roy Latham.
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Place: Orient; Orient; Suffolk County; New York; USA
Island Name: Long Island
Island Grouping: Long Island

See related items: Montauk (archaeological); Materials: Prepared

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/3419
Barcode: 073419.000

Object Type: Materials: Prepared

Object Name: Shell prepared for wampum manufacture
Media/Materials: Whelk shell/shells
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66a3df91b-baf7-4dc2-b580-ec76b92aca66

Record ID: NMAI_79073