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

Materials:

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