Photographs (left to right): Lizard, Florida, Brittlebush, Mohave, Nevada; Valley of Fire, Nevada
Mackinac cf. Belt AMNH 50.2 2966
17th Century?
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Length: 5.5 inches. Width: 3.7 inches. |
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Description:
Small black wampum belt with two white diamonds.
AMHN description: Wampum belt, Tiffany Morgan Collection. Collected by G. F. King and exhibited at the World's Fair in Paris. Given to the museum (1928) by J. P. Morgan.
Locale: MI, Emmet County? Mackinaw City?
Region: Eastern Canada
Shell, thread and Hide
Gift of J. P. Morgan in 1928. Transferred from the Mineralogy Dept. Tiffany. Collected by G. F. Kunz.
Reference:
American Museum of Natural History.
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
