Choker necklace
date: label: Date created
content: 1800-1850
name: label: Culture/People
content: Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
label: Previous owner
content: Louisa Taylor Alger (Mrs. Philip Rounseville Alger), Non-Indian, 1866-1962
label: Donor
content: Louisa Taylor Alger (Mrs. Philip Rounseville Alger), Non-Indian, 1866-1962
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Louisa Taylor Alger (Mrs. Philip Rounseville Alger, 1866-1962); donated to MAI by Mrs. Alger in 1923.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Nova Scotia; Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Mi'kmaq (Micmac)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 11/7504
label: Barcode
content: 117504.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Choker necklace
label: Media/Materials
content: Quahog clam shell/shells, whelk shell beads (white wampum), copper beads, glass bead/beads, cordage
label: Techniques
content: Loom beadwork, braided
label: Dimensions
content: 56 x 4 cm