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Wampum Belt Archive

NMAI belt fragment

Original Size:

Rows: 15. Length: 4.4 cm. 1.7 inches

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Description:

Black shell bead belt fragment. Exchanged with George Economos in 1972, ex BHM (Bernisches Hirstorisches Museum, Berne, Switzerland) Cat#u, ex. Captain Malcolm Collection, pre 1827.

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