Photographs (left to right): Mohave, California; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida; Mohave, California

Wampum Belts

ca. Haudenosaunee

Original Size:

Rows: 4. Length: ?

Reproduction:

 

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Materials:

 

Description:

The Bank of Canada Treasures - illustrated in Coin, Stamp, Antique News vol 10, no. 6, August 19, 1972. Information on page 4 (missing)

Black shell bead belt with seven white, diagonal, doubled shell bead lines and two short white bars at both ends, 4 rows, L: 90 cm, NCM Cat. No. 1965.136.5538, transferred from the Public Archives of Canada in 1965

Reference:

National Currency Museum, Ottawa, Canada