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

Wampum Belt Archive

NMNH E362035

Original Size:

Rows: 6. Length: ?

Reproduction:

 

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Description:

Black shell belt with three and a broken white diagonal double shell lines. Red wool warps. Bequest of Victor J. Evans Collection 1931

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