Wampum shell bead necklace

Titles: Wampum shell bead necklace (Supplied title)

Description: A necklace, possibly Dakota, of tubular wampum shell carved in various lengths and strung as a necklace, circa the mid-19th century. The shell beads are mostly white with some purple coloration. The necklace was collected by Henry Ladd Carver, quartermaster of the 6th Minnesota Regiment, during the Sibley Expedition.

Dates

• Approximately 1863 (Sibley Expedition) (Discovery)

Creation

• collected by: Carver, Henry Ladd
• about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 6th (1862-1865)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2459

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 29 inches length
• 1/16 inches width

Subjects

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