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Wampum Belt Archive

Oneida

NMAI U 1895

Original Size:
Rows: 7. Length ?
Reproduction:
 
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Description:

Black shell bead belt with five white diagonal shell lines. War booty since 1945 in Russia.

Ex. Goodwin Collection 1895. Collected from Georgian Bay, repatriated to the Haudenosaunee Council in 1996-1997.

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