Photographs (left to right): Capitol Reef National Park, Utah; Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada; Dinosaur National Monument, Utah

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Seneca Wampum Belt 223470

 

belt

NMAI 223470.000

belt

R. D. Hamell December 01 2024

 

Original Size:

Glass beads. Cordage on Leather

Reproduction:

Beaded Length: 16.0 inches. Width: 6.5 inches. Length/fringe: 36.0 inches.

Beads:

Rows: 13. Columns: 96 rows wide. Beads: 1,248.

Materials:

Warp: Leather. Weave: Artificial Sinew. Beads: Glass

Description:

Inferred burial belt. The authentic provenience of this belt is questionable. It has been report to have been a reconstructed belt from a burial. The style of beads do not fit with the date of the site nor are the beads of consistent wear and etching to have been buried together. Other artifacts by the original collector have been considered to be fakes.

Stolle, Nickolaus (2016) Strung on commercial tanned leather. Purchased from Harry L. Schoff in 1953-54 Factory Hollow Site (1615-1635)

Reference:

National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)

 

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