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wampum strings
wampum strings
wampum strings
Wampum strings. Haudenosaunee.
The British Museum's record states this item is Iroquoian.
Created with information from the British Museum accession record and observations made by the GRASAC research team.
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White and purple wampum beads, strung on black thread, with tabs made of smoked skin thong at the top and ends of the strings.
Three strings of generally alternating white and purple wampum, tied together at one end with a smoked skin tab. Small pieces of skin thong are also attached at the other ends.
The British Museum's record estimates a date range of maunfacture between 1600 and 1900.
Provenance
This item is part of a larger collection purchased by the British Museum from Mrs. A Corner in 1938 for 23-00s-00d.
About This GRASAC Record
Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, warmpum strings. Currently in the British Museum, Am1938,0311.9. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26102.
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).