Imitation Wampum Strap
Imitation Wampum Strap
Place of OriginNorth America
Datemid 18th century
Dimensions1/2 × 12 1/2 × 1/8 in. (1.3 × 31.8 × 0.3 cm)
Mediumglass beads, linen thread
ClassificationTextiles and Fiber
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, by exchange
Object number
2023.372
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 18
DescriptionThe piece is composed of black/deep purple and white tubular glass beads, interwoven on linen warps, in a series of three horizontal rows, with a frieze of terraced elements.
Published ReferencesPhillips, Ruth B. and Dale Idiens, “‘A Casket of Savage Curiosities’: Eighteenth-century Objects from Northeastern North America in the Farquharson Collection,” Journal of the History of Collections, 1994, vol. 6, no. 1.
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