Wampum belt
date: label: Date created
content: 1807
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Iroquois (attributed); probably collected from the Chippewa/Ojibwa
label: Commissioner
content: William Claus, Non-Indian, 1765-1826
label: Previous owner
content: William Claus, Non-Indian, 1765-1826
label: Previous owner
content: Walter C. Wyman (Walter Channing Wyman), Non-Indian, 1850-1927
label: Seller
content: Walter C. Wyman (Walter Channing Wyman), Non-Indian, 1850-1927
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably commissioned in 1807 by William Claus (1765-1826, Deputy-Superintendent General of the British Indian Department which regulated Native affairs in Canada) for presentation to an Ojibwa leader; acquired by Walter C. Wyman (1850-1927, a Chicago area dealer and collector) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Walter Wyman circa 1907.
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place: label: Place
content: Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Iroquois
label: See related items
content: Chippewa/Ojibwa
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Two Ways of Being
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 1/4004
label: Barcode
content: 014004.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Wampum belt
label: Media/Materials
content: Quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum), whelk shell beads (white wampum), cordage
label: Techniques
content: Loom beadwork
label: Dimensions
content: 124.00 x 8.00 cm