Photographs (left to right): All Niobara County, Wyoming

Wampum Belt Archive

 

 

 

McCord M11083

R. D. Hamell Reproduction Nov. 23 2007

Wampum belt
Anonyme - Anonymous
Haudenosaunee?
Aboriginal: Huron-Wendat?
1790-1810, 18th century or 19th century
Shell beads, hide, fibre
5 x 105.3 cm
Gift of Mrs. David Denne in memory of her husband, the late David Denne, Esq.
M11083
© McCord Museum

 

Original Size:	Rows: 7. Columns: 228. Length: 105.3cm. 41.5inches.
Reproduction:	Rows: 7. Columns: 228.
Beads:	125 white 1,396 purple (1,421)
Materials:

Description:

Belt (Black?) with 5 white outlined? squares .

Sir William Johnson Papers 10, Seven Years War. pp. 504-506 (Quote: pp. 505-506)

Brother:

One of our People lately, in a vision, was told by the Great Spirit above, that when He first made the World, He gave this large Island to the Indians for their Use; at the same time He gave other Parts of the World beyond the great Waters to the rest of creating, and gave them different languages: That He now saw the white People squabbling, and fighting for these Lands which He gave the Indians, and that in every Assembly, and Company of Governors, and Great Men. He heard nothing scarce spoke, or talk 'd of, but claiming, and wanting, large Possessions in our Country. This He said was so contrary to his Intention, and what He expected wou'd be the Consequences at the time when the white People first came, like Children, among Us, that He was quite displeas'd, and would, altho their Numbers were ever so great, punish them it They did not desist.

Reference:

Sir William Johnson Papers. Johnson Hall, Sept. 18, 1762 10, pp. 504-506.