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

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Chippewa

DHS 1949.091.001

Detroit Historical Society

Original Size:	7 rows. Length: ?
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Description:

Black and white shell beads. Sometimes row composed of 2 beads instead of one.

Presented by 'Chippewa' to Major Robert Rogers in Dec. 23, 1760.

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