Photographs (left to right): Alligator, Bracket Fungus, Alligator, Florida

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Hypothecial reconstruction (Hamell: May 24 2002)

 

 

Original Size:	Rows: 432 column by12 rows wide. (estimated)
Reproduction:	Beaded length: 68.6 inches. Width: 6.0  inches. Total length with fringe: 92.6 inches.
Beads:	Columns: 432. Rows: 12. Total 5,184 beads.
Materials:	Warp: Deer leather. Weave: Artificial sinew.

Description:

Accordingly, in late 1762, Pontiac sent emissaries to the numerous tribes around the Great Lakes and Ohio Country, and as far west as the lower Mississippi. These ambassadors delivered vehement speeches in hogans and wigwams across the region detailing the treachery of the British and proclaiming that the French were coming to their aid. The orations always concluded with the speaker flourishing a red or black wampum war belt and throwing down a red stained tomahawk, the Native American sign of war, and challenging the Indians to join the endeavor to expel the British.

 

Reference:

Americana Corner, 2002. The Conspiracy of Pontaic. https://www.americanacorner.com/blog/chief-pontiac