NECKLACE

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Name/Title

NECKLACE

Entry/Object ID

143/3364

Description

DARK WAMPUM/MADE FROM HINGE OF QUAHOG CLAM/PURPLE/USED AS MONEY 1650-1700. ABOUT 400 YRS. OLD.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Date made

1650 - 1700

Place

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: C. 1700

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Osage Nation
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Necklace

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Length

32 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

QUAHOG CLAM SHELL

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Chief Bacon Rind

Provenance

Notes

INDIAN CURIO CO.; PAWHUSKA AND OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. HLG LEDGER VOL. I, pp. 281E, INVOICE ITEM # 2 J R RODDY WAMPUM COLLECTION 281F,G INVOICE DATE 8/27/1915