Photographs (left to right): Monhonk, New York; Monhonk, New York; Orange Park, Florida

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Huron Wampum Belt

Beauchamp 1901, Plate 25, Figure 272

zigzag

MQB 71.1878.3257

Original Size:

Rows: 8 wide. Length: 224 rows.

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Description:

A Huron belt with a zigzag Greek motif on a white background. Museum in Trocadero, Paris. This belt is very similar the the Seneca belt at the University Museum Pittsburgh.

see W_Seneca UMP Belt.html

Reproduction R. D. Hamell Feb. 24 2009

Reference:

Beauchamp, William M. 1901. Wampum and Shell Articles Used By The New York Indians. New York State Museum Bulletin No. 41, Vol. 8.