wampum belt

wampum belt

wampum belt

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belt, wampum, former property of Nicholas Vincent (Isawahonhi), Grand Chief of the Lorette Hurons, purchased from Cyrille Bastien, Huron-Wendat (Huron), Lorette, Quebec, 1820s.

Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

museum documentation

Place of Origin: Wendake
Date Made or Date Range: 1820s
Materials

cotton thread, wampum beads, red silk ribbon

Techniques or Format

see catalog card.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

museum documentation

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-H-485
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Howard B. Roloff
Collection Narratives and Histories

Documentation provided by Roloff: "Property of Nicholas Vincent (Isawanhonhi), Grand Chief of the Lorette Hurons. Purchased from Cyrille Bastien, Village des Hurons, P.Q. who inhereted it from Maurice Bastien Jr. (Sarenhes), Grand Chief of the Lorette Hurons, C. 1860-1942."

GKS Reference Number: 25075
How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.

Approximate Place of Origin

46.869279102, -71.347896113

Source of Information about Places

Eastern Great Lakes--

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