bead;
wampum
- Museum number
- Am1938,0311.3
- Description
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Three strings of wampum tied together at one end, with a smoked skin tab, and three skin stoppers at the other ends, the twine unidentified. The configuration of the three strings, from bottom to top, is as follows: a] 9p, 1w, 40p. b] 54p.
c] 1w, 52p. The beads are of varied colour and dimensions.
- Production date
- 1600-1900
- Dimensions
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Length: 30 centimetres
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Width: 2 centimetres
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Depth: 0.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- The wholeplate negative from the period 1938-1960 includes this string second from right, sixth from the left in the shot.
See no.2 in this collection for general comments and labels details. Additional description etc. by JCK 13/10/1995.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Good.
- Acquisition date
- 1938
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1938,0311.3