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

Wampum Belt Archive

 

R. D. Hamell March 11, 2024

NMAI 02 6389

 

Original Size:	Rows: 6. Shell wampum.
Reproduction:	Beaded Length: 25.0 inches. Width: 3.0 inches. Length w/fringe: 45.0 inches,
Beads:	Rows: 6. Columns: 157. Beads: 942.
Materials:	Warps: Deer Leather. Weft: Artificial Sinew. Beads: Polymer.

Description:

White shell belt with 3 sets black diagonal shell bead lines; center diagonal 3 beads wide. Purchased in 1910. Unknown history. National Museum of American Indians.

 

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