Wampum Belt
| Object Number: | NA3878 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Iroquois |
| Provenience: | United States of America (uncertain) Canada (uncertain) |
| Culture Area: | Northeast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Quahog Shell Whelk Shell Hide |
| Iconography: | Diamonds |
| Length: | 79.5 cm |
| Width: | 4.8 cm |
| Thickness: | 0.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from A. E. Barnes, 1915 |
Description
14-diamond wampum belt: 6 rows; purple beads with white diamonds; 10-12 columns of white beads on each end; end strands are knotted on one side but loose on the other.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| American Indian Ethnography (1931) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| American Indian Life 1776-1976 ( Dec 1976 - 1978) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] 1976. American Indian Life: 1776-1976.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 9 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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