Photographs (left to right): All Monhonk, New York

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Wyandot Wampum Belt

Musee de la Civilisation, Quebec, Canada

MCQ 1992 1291

Original Size:

Rows 5. Length: 63.2 cm

Reproduction:

 

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Description:

White shell bead belt with fie black outlined hexagons. Ex Tessier Collection. Worn by Huron-Wendat in 1880.

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