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

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Passamaquoddy

Approximate drawing of strap. Hamell March 31 2021

Original belt the bead count, figure and spacing is not discernible

not to scale

BML 1878 11 1 625

British Museum London

 

Original Size:

Rows: 12. Length: 7.5 cm. 3 inches

Reproduction:

 

Beads:

 

Materials:

 

Description:

Burgundy glass beads.

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