Photographs (left to right): Sunset, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Silver Pennies, Rush, New York; Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico
New Orleans Museum of Art
Tecumseh War Belt (1813)?
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Rows: 43. Length 76.2cm. 30 inches. |
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Description:
Black shell belt with 3 white outlined shell bead squares Separated by tow white open crosses. Wrapped Edges. White cloud Collection. Ex Alexander Acevedo Collection, auctioned at Sotheby in 1982 (lot 277), ex Charles A. Messiter Collection (1841-1920)
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
