Photographs (left to right): All Niobara County, Wyoming

Wampum Belt Archive

Anishinaabe

CMC IIIE311

Canadian Museum of Civilization

Original Size:

Rows: 3.

Reproduction:

 

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Materials:

 

Description:

Miniatures belt made of globular red and white glass beads. Purchased from Arthur Speyer Jr in 1973, purchased from Earnest Ohley, Berkeley Galleries London. Said to date to 1780-1800.

Reference:

Stolle, Nickolaus. 2016. Talking Beads: The history of wampum as a value and knowledge bearer, from its very first beginnings until today. Hamburg, Germany. ISSN 1437-7837