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Shell

Object Details

Collection History
Used in Campbell's Wampum Factory in Pascack, New Jersey (1780s-1880s); formerly owned by Fowler Bross (1873-1953) of Hillsdale Manor, New Jersey, whose ancestors worked in the factory; purchased by Carl F. Schondorf (1890-1949) of Paterson, New Jersey, from Fowler Bross at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Carl Schondorf in 1924.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Non-Indian (archaeological)
Previous owner
Campbell Wampum Factory (Campbell's Wampum Factory), 1746-1889
Fowler Bross, Non-Indian, 1873-1953
Previous seller
Fowler Bross, Non-Indian, 1873-1953
Previous owner
Carl F. Schondorf (Carl Francis Schondorf), Non-Indian, 1890-1949
Seller
Carl F. Schondorf (Carl Francis Schondorf), Non-Indian, 1890-1949
Date created
1800–1900
Object Name
Shell
Media/Materials
Quahog clam shell/shells
Techniques
Unmodified
Object Type
Materials: Raw
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