Photographs (left to right): Paynes Prairie, Florida; Suwannee River Park Live Oaks, Florida; Paynes Prairie, Florida

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Huron Scapular Belt

Beauchamp 1901, Plate 25, Figure 273

Original Size:

Rows: 13 at the widest.

Reproduction:

Beaded Length: 42.0 Width: varies.

Beads:

Columns: 230. Rows: varies. Beads: 2,690 est

Materials:

Warps: Deer Leather. Weft: Artificial Sinew. Beads: Polymer.

Description:

A Huron scapular belt with hollow squares and crosses. Museum in Broader, Paris.

Reference:

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