Photographs (left to right): Joshua Tree, Ridgecrest, California; Milkweed seed, Mendon Ponds Park, New York; William Smith College, Adirondacks, New York

Provenience Wampum Belt Archive

The following wampum belts are works in-progress. Hopefully, in time, detailed information on these objects and references can be provided and proper acknowledgement noted. The use of these photographs, drawings, and illustrations are for research purposes only. Wampum objects labeled as unknown is only a designation that the author has yet to determine their origin. In some case the provenience may have been lost to history and will be stated so on the individual web page. Any information visitors to this site can offer will be greatly appreciated and can be emailed to the Wampum Bear. Copyright laws may be in-effect.

Belts which have no Native providence the country or state are listed.

Purple bead heading indicates shell wampum construction

White bead indicates glass wampum.

Belt constructed with both shell and glass wampum

Belt constructed with both shell and metal beads.w

Belt constructed with both glass beads and quill work

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Date - Recent?	ca. 1890	17th-18th century	Abenake-Penoscot date ?
Date?	Promise Belt ca 1600	Algonkin Border Belt 1535-1607	Arm band ca. 1656
Mailseet 1600-1800	17th century	Unknown Province date ?	date ?
Date?	1840	1764
2015	1997	Nation ? recent?	2010
		Four Treaties 1840's
Dragging Canoe War Belt
		Teedyuscung
		1814
		1794
	Chippewa/Johnson	Fort St. Jean Baptiste 1761
	French Speech Belt 1753
Ganondagan Denonville Attack 1687
1674
1699	1699	1695
		?
Holland Belt
		Johnson Covenant Chain 1773
Levi General
	Eastern Door
			Nanticoke-Lenape
278
			Modern Glass Belt Big Dipper
		Wappinger 1745
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