Wampum Belt

Collar

NA3879

Location: On Display in the Native American Voices

From: United States of America | Canada (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3879
Current Location Native American Voices - On Display
Culture Iroquois
Provenience United States of America | Canada (uncertain)
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Quahog Shell | Whelk Shell | Plant Fiber
Iconography Diamonds | Crosses
Description

Wampum Belt (collar) with three white and purple diamonds and four crosses; two braided plant fiber ties at each end.

Length 57 cm
Credit Line Gift of Miss Charlotte Siter through J. G. Rosengarten, 1915

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