Wampum
52-6-8
From: Northeast
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 52-6-8 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eastern Woodlands |
| Provenience | Northeast |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Clam Shell | Flax |
| Description | From purple section of quahog clam shell. 20 pieces, one being a fragment, 2 others abnormally short. Irregularity of shapes, lengths and drilled holes would indicate aboriginal manufacture. On flaxen cord; at present tied in 2 loops. |
| Length | 24 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Episcopal Church Training School, 1952 |
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