Photographs (left to right): Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Rainstorm, Rush, New York; Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Wampum Belt Archive

Passamaquoddy Wampum Belt

NMAI 035751.000

Reproduction Fred Wiseman

Original Size:
Est. 14 inches
Reproduction:
 
Beads:
 
Materials:
Weave: Cordage. Warp. Leather. Ribbon (color not noted).
 

Description:

This is a Passamaquoddy Belt showing the distinctive square design representing a council fire.  There are four, supposedly representing the four Maine tribes, with the leaning "support" symbol between them (Wiseman, 2013).

Reference:

NMAI Cat. No. 35751.

Wiseman, Fred. 2013. Personal Communications.