Photographs (left to right): Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Maplewood Park, Rochester, New York; Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Passamaquoddy

BML 1906 532 1

British Museum London, London, England

 

Original Size:	Rows 6. Length: 23.5 cm. 9.3 inches.
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Description:

Black shell bead belt with open white cross, flanked by white cross and dot design and a white checkered triangle. Purchased from William O. Oldman in 1906.

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