Photographs (left to right): Letchworth State Park, New York; Subsidence, Salt Mine Collapse, Cuylerville, New York; Letchworth State Park, New York

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Nova Scotia Belt

NMAI Cat. No. 018677.000

 

Original Size:

Rows: 7. Est. length: 15.5 inches. Width: 3.0 inches.

Reproduction:

Beaded Length:21.48 inches. Width:3.5 inches. W/ Fringe: 42.0 inches.

Beads:

Columns: 135. Rows: 7 . Total beads: 482.

Materials:

Warp: Leather. Weft: Artificial Sinew. Beads: Polymer.

Description:

Wampum on cordage. Inferred to be from Nova Scotia (Mi'kmaq). No other data.

Reference:

Nationa;l Museum American Indian. 2024. Catalog No. 018677.000. https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/object/NMAI_19545