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wampum strings, beads
wampum strings, beads
wampum strings, beads
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Introduction
5 white wampum strings plus one wampum strand on hamp thread; collected by Walker C. Wyman among the Odawa from Emmet County, Michigan.
Nation of Maker:
Odawa
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
collected by Walker C. Wyman among the Odawa in Emmet County, Michigan
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Materials
conch and quahog shell beads, silk ribbons (green plus multicolored, violet/blue, faded red, now ivory), red wool, hamp yarn
Techniques or Format
5 white wampum strings on hamp thread plus one wampum brand of violet and white wampum beads. The strings are bound with different colored silk ribbons.
Condition:
good
Provenance
Current Location:
Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
IV-B-7590
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
81
Record Creation Context
Created by Nikolaus Stolle during a research visit to the museum commissioned by Ruth Phillips and supported by her research funds.
Approximate Place of Origin