Photographs (left to right): Monhonk, New York; Conesus Lake, New York; Monhonk, New York

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Huron White Peace Belt

Courtesy Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

BELT

Hamell October 8, 2024

Original Size:

none given

Reproduction:

Beaded length: 24.5 inches. Width: 4.0 inches. Length w/fringe: 44.5 inches.

Beads:

Columns: 154. Rows: 8. Beads: 1,232.

Materials:

Warp: Artificial sinew. Weft: Artificial sinew. Beads: Polymer.

Description:

The Huron wampum belt used to make peace.

Number of columns estimated. Original belt image appears to have been truncated.

Reference:

Indiana University. 1988. The Spirit Sings: artistic traditions of Canada's first peoples: a catalogue of the exhibition. 156pp.