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Wampum Belt Archive
Delaware Wampum Belt
National Museum of Natural History, Maryland
appears to be only a section of the belt
(Photo Source unknown)
Reconstruction: R. D. Hamell Jan. 07, 2023 (Based on Stolle's Fig. 95)
Original Size: |
not given |
Reproduction: |
Beaded Length (est): 89.0 inches. Width: 3.0 inches. Length w/ fringe: 123.0 inches |
Beads: |
Columns: 234 & 327. Rows: 6. Beads: 3,366. |
Materials: |
Warps: Deer Leather. Weft: Artificial Sinew. Beads: Polymer. |
Description:
Belt length based on portional distances.
(Stolle) Black shell bead belt with three and a broken white, diagonal, double shell bead line, 6 rows, unknown dimensions, red wool warps, NMNH Cat. No. E362065, (Woodward 1970: 27), bequest of Victor J. Evans Coll., 1931.
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
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