A single strand of purple and white shell wampum, with sections of double strands of purple beads in the middle. Strung on black twine, possibly cotton, with circular wooden stops at either end, possibly made of bamboo.

The single strand of splits into two strings of purple beads at regular intervals, separated by a single white bead. The accession record suggests it may have been restrung.

Found unnumbered in the British Museum's Ethnology Department collections. Means and date of acquisition are unknown.

Unknown artist, wampum strings. Currently in the British Museum, Am,St.792. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 24622.

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Alan Corbiere (AC), Henrietta Lidchi (HL), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Anne De Stecher (AS), Cory Willmott (CW).