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Photographs (left to right): Sunset, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Silver Pennies, Rush, New York; Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico
Wampum Belt Archive
Wyandot - Wyandott Convenant Bond Belt
Original: R D Hamell
August 20 2019
Original Size: |
Columns: 166. Rows: 11. Beaded length: 29.0. Width: 5.0 inches. Total length w/fringe: 53.0 inches |
Beads: |
1,836 polymer beads including 10 half beads |
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Warp: deer leather. Weft: artificial sinew. |
Description:
The left at 5 diamonds representing the original five Nations of the Huron Confederacy.
In the center the two nations: Wyandot of Anderon and Wyandotte of Oklahoma holding the wampum belt of peace and friendship.
The within the two hexagons are the six sacred directions: the center is Turtle Island surround by the Sky World. Even thought the two nations are geographically separated they hold a covenant bond to each other.
References:
Harrison, Daniel. 2018. Personal Communications. Henry Ford College, Dearborn, Michigan
William Johnson Papers.
Ohio History Central, "Tarhe:" http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Tarhe
Treaty of Greenville (1814): http://legisworks.org/sal/7/stats/STATUTE-7-Pg118.pdf
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