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Unknown
GUSN-284045
These flat circular shell discs of alternating purple and white are strung on a flax thread.
wampum
Native American
shell (animal material)
flax (fiber)
Eastern Woodland and Eastern Great Lake Native American styles
String
Unknown
3/8 (W) (inches)
Museum Accession
1986.1942
Unknown (The flat disc versions of wampum beads are often much earlier than the cylinder beads but without context or additional information a date range is not possible.)
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