Wampum string
name: label: Culture/People
content: Penobscot
label: Seller
content: Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929
label: Previous owner
content: Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frank M. Covert (1858-1929, a New York dealer); purchased by George Heye from Frank M. Covert circa 1906.
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: Maine; USA (inferred)
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: 1/1234
label: Barcode
content: 011234.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Wampum string
label: Media/Materials
content: Whelk shell beads (white wampum), cordage, quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum)
label: Techniques
content: Strung