Photographs (left to right): Sunset, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Silver Pennies, Rush, New York; Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Mohawk Condolence Belt

NMAI 16/3826

 

Original Size:	Rows: 10. Length: ?
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Description:

Black shell belt with 6 white outlined shell bead diamonds, and five horizontal bars at both ends. Kanesatake, Oka. Acquired by institution in 1929, collected by Frank G. Speck among the Mohawk at Oka. Repatriated 1997.

Reference:

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