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Wampum Belt Archive

Mohawk Wampum Belt

NMAI 16/3827

 

NMAI 16/3827

National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

Original Size:	Rows: 9. Length: 112.5 cm. 44.3 inches.
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R.D.Hamell May 01 2020

 

Description:

Five diamond made of white shell wampum. Belt called the Kanesatake Condolence Council Belt.

Black shell bead belt with fie white outlined shell bead diamonds. Wrapped edges. Private Collection. ex Wellington Collection, ex NMAI 16/3827. Collected by Frank G. Speck among the Mohawk at Oka before 1929.

Reference:

Hill, Rick. 2020 Six Nations. Personal communications.