Wampum string
date: label: Date created
content: 1750-1850
name: label: Culture/People
content: Stockbridge Mahican
label: Previous owner
content: John W. Quinney (John Wannuaucon Quinney/The Dish), Stockbridge Mahican, 1787-1855
label: Previous owner
content: Osceola Quinney (Oceola Quinney), Stockbridge Mahican, 1839-1899
label: Previous owner
content: Phoebe Ann Doxtater Quinney, Stockbridge Mahican, 1860-1936
label: Seller
content: Phoebe Ann Doxtater Quinney, Stockbridge Mahican, 1860-1936
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader (FJD), Non-Indian, 1912-1998
label: Donor
content: Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader (FJD), Non-Indian, 1912-1998
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by John Wannuaucon Quinney (1787-1855), a leader of the Stockbridge Mahican tribe in Wisconsin; inherited by his son Osceola Quinney (Stockbridge Mahican, 1839-1899) and subsequently inherited by Osceola Quinney's wife, Phoebe Ann Doxtater Quinney (Stockbridge Mahican, 1860-1936); acquired at an unknown date by MAI director Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader (1912-1998); donated to MAI by Frederick J. Dockstader in 1966.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Eastern Woodlands; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Stockbridge Mahican
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/7862
label: Barcode
content: 237862.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Wampum string
label: Media/Materials
content: Quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum), whelk shell beads (white wampum), twine/string
label: Techniques
content: Strung