WAMPUM

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

WAMPUM

Entry/Object ID

143/3294

Description

WAMPUM FROM GRAVE/110 PIECES

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Needs to be Identified

Notes

Possibly Pomo if these are from F.M. Gilham

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Mar 21, 1980

Provenance

Notes

The catalog sent from F.M. Gilham to George specifically discusses wampum beads obtained from graves; there are no images to match with, but the index explicitly indicates that these are from graves with no other corroborating evidence. Looking at Gilham's catalog/invoices and consulting with California tribes (especially Pomo) would be a good place to start with determining ownership.