Photographs (left to right): All Niobara County, Wyoming

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Six Nations Wampum Belt

Beauchamp (1901: Plate 14, Figure 178)

Original Size:	Rows: 7.
Reproduction:	Beaded Length: 34.0 inches. Width: 3.5 inches. L/fringe: 58.0 inches
Beads:	Columns: 210. Rows: 7. Beads: 1,470.
Materials:	Warp: Deer Leather. Weft: Artificial Sinew. Beads: glass.

Description:

Wampum belt consist of seven rows of white glass beads..

Photographed by Beauchamp in 1899 at the Six Nations council at Ohsweken, Canada.

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).