Photographs (left to right): Sunflower, Canandaigua Lake, New York: Thistles, Rush, New York; Desert Candles, San Rafael, Utah

Wampum Belt Archive

National Currency Museum, Ottawa, Canada

NCM 1965 137 1

Rows: 7. Length 97.5 cm (38.4 inches).
 
 
 

Description:

Black shell bead belt with eight white double outlined diamonds. Wrapped edges. Transferred from the Public Archives of Canada in 1965.

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