Photographs (left to right): Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; Rainstorm, Rush, New York; Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Wampum Belt Archive

Passamaquoddy Wampum Belt

NMAI 035751.000

Reproduction R.D. Hamell March 17, 2017

Original Size:	.Columns: 94. Rows 5.
Reproduction:	Beaded Length: 15 inches. Width: 2.5 inches. Length w/fringe: 23.0 inches.
Beads:	Columns: 94. Rows: 5. Beads: 94.
Materials:	Warp: Deer leather. Weft: Artificial sinew. Beads: Polymer.

Description:

This is a Passamaquoddy Belt showing the distinctive square design representing a council fire.  There are four, supposedly representing the four Maine tribes, with the leaning "support" symbol between them (Wiseman, 2013).

Reference:

NMAI Cat. No. 35751.

Wiseman, Fred. 2013. Personal Communications.