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Wampum Belt Archive
Chief Sopiel Selmore
Courtesy Maine Historical Society
On his neck is the Iroquois 14 Diamond Belt 1768
174 columns by 6 rows est 17 inches in length
Penn Museum NA 3878
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Description:
Passamaquoddy Indian Chief Sopiel Selmore's portrait is hand tinted (1901). He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. His name sometimes is spelled "Sapiel."
His father, Selmore Soctoma, was a captain in the marines and an Indian scout for the Maine Militia in the American Revolution. Chief Selmore was born in 1803.
Reference:
Maine Historical Society: http://www.mainememory.net/artifact/10928
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