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Charm/Perfume bundle

Object Details

Collection History
Presented to NMAI Director W. Richard West (Southern Cheyenne) by the Nettukkusq Singers (a Nipmuc/Wampanoag performing group) at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by W. Richard West in 2008.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Wampanoag
Previous owner
Nettukkusq Singers
W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943
Donor
W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943
Date created
circa 2000
Object Name
Charm/Perfume bundle
Media/Materials
Feather/feathers, sweetgrass, quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum), glass bead/beads, ribbon, vegetal material
Techniques
Braided, strung, wrapped, tied
Dimensions
37.5 x 11.0 cm
Object Type
Personal items
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