Wampum string
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Great Lakes (attributed); collected from the Mohegan
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Perkins, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Dr. Perkins, Non-Indian
label: MAI agent
content: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased from Dr. Perkins (Norwich, Connecticut) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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: Near Norwich; Norwich; New London County; Connecticut; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Great Lakes
label: See related items
content: Mohegan
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 1/8700
label: Barcode
content: 018700.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Wampum string
label: Media/Materials
content: Whelk shell beads (white wampum)
label: Techniques
content: Strung