wampum belt

wampum belt

wampum belt

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Introduction

An all white wampum belt made of very small beads, attributed to the Delaware

Materials

small and narrow white shell (?) wampum beads, hide thongs,yellow-tan coloured cotton thread

Techniques or Format

15 rows

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E362068
GKS Reference Number: 24646
Record Creation Context

Record created during GRASAC visit to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History from Dec 3-7, 2012. The visit was funded by the Smithsonian's Recovering Voices project in order to work with GRASAC to develop a methodology for incorporating indigenous language research with material culture research

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Participants (during the week): Alan Corbiere, Lisa Truong, Crystal Migwans, Ruth Phillips, Mary Ann Corbiere, Rand Valentine, Myna Toulouse and Theodore Toulouse

Approximate Place of Origin

43.3, -78.1