Photographs (left to right): Mohave Desert, California; Lance Creek, Wyoming; Custer State Park, South Dakota

Wampum Belts No Known Provenience Archive

 

NMAI 106-IN-18A

belt

Graphic R. D. Hamell December 16 2021

Original Size:

Length 6.5 inches. Width: 2.5 inches. Rows 7. Est. Columns: 67

Reproduction:

Beaded Length: 7.9 inches. Width: 2.5 inches. T.length w/firngs 31.9

Beads:

Polymer: 469. 201W . 268P.

Materials:

 

Description:

Shell bead belt of black and white blocks with alternating, colored, equilateral crosses, 7 rows, Length 6.5 inches. Width: 2.5 inches.

Smithsonian Institution, Cat. No. 106-IN-18A

Reference:

National Museum of American Indian.