Beads

Object status:
Deaccessioned
Museum number:
2-41090
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2301
Description:
A hank of wampum. Cylindrical, clamshells. 27 strands.
Donor:
Francis C. Hutchens and Mrs. Francis C. Hutchens
Collection place:
Nebraska
Production place:
New Jersey
Culture or time period:
Delaware and Eastern Woodland tribes
Collector:
Frank B. Hutchens
Collection date:
1900
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Accession date:
1967
Context of use:
Trade item.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 38 centimeters
Comment:
Collected in Nebraska from Indians who were being relocated by the government
Loans:
S1979-1980 #58: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (April 7, 1980–June 30, 1980)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 2-41090, described as A hank of wampum. Cylindrical, clamshells. 27 strands. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 2-41090, described as A hank of wampum. Cylindrical, clamshells. 27 strands. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 2-41090, described as A hank of wampum. Cylindrical, clamshells. 27 strands. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

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