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

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Hamell October 14, 2023

Huron - Wendat

Musee de la Civilisation, Quebec, Canada

MCQ 1992-1292 (2)

 

Original Size:	Rows: 7 rows wide. Length: 104.7cm. 41.2 inches.
Reproduction:	Beaded Length: 52.0 inches. Width: 2.5 inches. Length w/fringe: 76.0 inches.
Beads:	Columns: 332. Rows: 7. Total Beads: 2,324.
Materials:	Warp: Deer leather. Weave: Artificial sinew. Beds: Glass.

Description:

Black glass bead belt with eight white diagonally arranged, stepped outlined squares and three white short bars at ends. Ex Tessiier Collection.

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