Photographs (left to right): Mt. Charleston, Nevada; St. Thomas, Pennsylvania; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Caughnawaga Belt (Newberry)

Drafted image R.D.Hamell Feb. 5 2012

Chiefswood ROM HD 12649

Original Size:	Rows: 6 Length: 67 cm (23.4 inches) Estimated columns: 214.
Reproduction:	Beaded Length: 34.0 inches. Width: 3.0 inches. Total w/fringe: 58.0 inches
Beads:	Columns: 214. Rows: 6. Total: 1,284 beads.
Materials:	Warp: deer leather. Weft: Artificial sinew. Beads: Polymer

Description:

Black shell bead belt with two outline white hexagons parted by three white diagonal double shell lines. Wrapped edges Ex/ Chiefswood Collection.

Reference:

Beauchamp 1901