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Photographs (left to right): All Niobara County, Wyoming
Wampum Belt Archive
Six Nations Wampum Belt
Beauchamp (1901: Plate 14, Figure 177)
Beauchamp (1901: Plate 14, Figure 177)
Hamell Nov. 01, 2024
Original Size: |
Rows: 10. Length: 59.5 cm. 24 inches. |
Reproduction: |
Beaded length: 26.5 inches. Width:5.0 inches. Length w/fringe: 56.5inches. |
Beads: |
Rows: 10. Columns: 167. Total beads: 1.670. |
Materials: |
Warp: Deer Leather. Weft: Artificial Sinew. Beads: Polymer. |
Description:
White fielded shell belt with of five triple diagonal bands, two of on black, and one of three black beads. Photographed by Beauchamp in 1899 at the Six Nations council at Ohsweken, Purchased from Hugo Shilling in 1886.
After John Buck's death most of the fine collection of Canadian belts quickly disappeared.
Reference:
Beauchamp, William M. 1901. Wampum and Shell Articles Used By The New York Indians. New York State Museum Bulletin No. 41, Vol. 8.
Becker, Marshall J. 2007. Unique Huron Ornamental Bands: Wampum Cuffs. Material Culture Review 66 (Fall 2007).
Tooker. E. 1998. A note on the Return of Eleven Wampum Belts to the Six Nations. Ethnohistory 45, 2, pp. 219-236.
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