Photographs (left to right): Sunset, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Silver Pennies, Rush, New York; Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico

Wampum Belt Archive

 

CMC III-I-1458

Canadian Museum of Civilization

 

Original Size:
12 rows Length 57cm
Reproduction:
 
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Description:

White shell belt with 4 black diagonal shell bead lines with 4 short horizontal extensions. Purchased from D. C. Ewing 1974. Exchanged Heye Foundation Collection #u, acquired in 1930.

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