Photographs (left to right): Starfish, Gulf Coast, Florida; Fossil Falls, Washington; Unidentified Flower, Niagara Botanical Gardens, Canada
Wampum Strands
Fifteen Fires Strands
Reproduction (R. D. Hamell
)
Nov. 15, 2009
Original Size:
unknown
Reproduction:
Beaded Length: 12 inches.
Beads:
31 beads per strand. 15 strands.
Materials:
Artificial sinew. Bow tie off: Leather.
Description:
Fifteen 'checkered' strands were presented at the signing of the Canandaigua Treaty on November 11, 1794.
Reference:
Tehanetorens. 1999. Wampum Belts of the Iroquois. Book Publishing Company, Summertown, TN
.