Photographs (left to right): Coso, California; Coso, California; Custer State Park, South Dakota

Wampum Belt Archive

Abenaki

belt

NMAI 9/9937

belt

Richard D. Hamell December 11 2024

Original Size:
Rows: 5. Length: 27.2 cm. 10.7 inches. Glass beads.
Reproduction:

Beaded Lenght: 11.0 inches. Width: 1.25 inches, Length w/fringe: 23.0 inches

Beads:

Rows: 5. Columns: 49. Beads: 245.

Materials:

Warp: Deer Hide. Weft: Artificial Sinew. Beads: Glass.

Description:

Alternating rows of black and white glass beads. Maine Abenaki Choker; ca 1920. Glass beads on cordage. Record #NMAI_107845

Reference:

National Museum American Indian. 2024. https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/object/NMAI_107845