WAMPUM

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

WAMPUM

Entry/Object ID

143/3365

Description

20 beads/catalog says "quahoh [quahog clam wampum/small string of 20 pieces asst. length"

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

New York

Culture/Tribe

Iroquois

Native American, First Nation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Wampum

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bead, Trade

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Length

10 in

Dimension Notes

each bead is 1/2" long

Parts

Count

1

Material

Shell

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

INDIAN EXHIBITS CO. INC., 138 W. 42ND ST, NEW YORK, NY. HLG LEDGER VOL. 1 P. 273E INVOICE DATE 7/24/1911, ITEM #18