Wampum string

Wampum string

Wampum string

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Introduction

This relative, a string of 14 wampum beads, is identified as a bracelet on an old museum tag. Although the origins of this relative are not certain, it is recorded as having been gifted by Sauk Chief Black Hawk or Keokuk to Major General Cunningham in the late 18th to early 19th century. 

This relative currently resides in the National Museum of Ireland.

 

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Other
Nation of Origin

Sauk, because of attribution to Black Hawk

Date Made or Date Range: late 18th-early 19th century
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

This information was collected during a GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 23, 2010.

Materials

14 wampum beads, purple and white, strung on a thing thong

Dimensions: 17.2 × 0 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Association with Chief Black Hawk.

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: AE: 1880.1885
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1880
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Royal Dublin Society, old tag in 19th century handwriting states "A bracelet given by Black Hawk or Keokuk on the Mississippi"
Collection Narratives and Histories

Royal Dublin Society, old tag in 19th century handwriting states "A bracelet given by Black Hawk or Keokuk on the Mississippi"

GKS Reference Number: 26988
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Wampum string. GRASAC ID: 26988. National Museum of Ireland Collection, AE: 1880.1885

Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Dana Murray on November 23, 2024. It was informed by notes and photographs collected during a GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 23, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nikolaus Stolle, and Rachel Head, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.

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