Wampum string
name: label: Culture/People
content: Penobscot
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph Susep Sockalexis (Joseph S. Socklexis), Penobscot, b. ca. 1845
label: Previous owner
content: Henry G. Bayer, Non-Indian, 1867-1934
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Joseph Susep Sockalexis (Penobscot, b. ca. 1845); acquired from him in 1901 by Henry G. Bayer (1867-1934, of Brooklyn, New York); acquired by MAI through an exchange with Henry G. Bayer in 1918.
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: Penobscot; Hancock 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: 8/6523
label: Barcode
content: 086523.000
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), cordage, ribbon, whelk shell beads (white wampum)
label: Techniques
content: Strung