Wampum string
name: label: Culture/People
content: Penobscot
label: Collector
content: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
label: Seller
content: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected before 1929 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1929.
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: Old Town; Penobscot County; Maine; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Penobscot
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 16/3831
label: Barcode
content: 163831.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: Indigenous Term
content: k8lus8wág8n
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Wampum string
label: Media/Materials
content: Whelk shell beads (white wampum), cordage, ribbon, quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum)
label: Techniques
content: Strung