wampum belt

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Introduction

wampum belt with diamond pattern, collected by Arthur Speyer, formerly in the collection of Kurfusten von Hessen, Durmstadt, possibly Anishinaabe or Onkwehonwe (Iroquois, Hodenosaunee), 1700s.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

AnishinaabegOther: doesn't strike JMoses as being Haudenosaunee. Card in Latin suggests that the origin might be from the Carolinas. Could it be Tuscaroran?
see museum documentation

Date Made or Date Range: 1700s

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Materials

eleven warp strands of tanned and smoked deer hide on thread wefts.

Motifs and Patterns

33 white diamonds on purple ground or 33 purple hourglasses on white ground

Dimensions: 83.5 × 0 × 0 cm

Condition: good

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

Catalog card notes "early 18th century"

Provenance

Current Location: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-I-1333

Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by Arthur Speyer, formerly in the collection of Kurfursten von Hessen, Durmstadt.
see Catalog Card.

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 27034

How to Cite this Item

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

Record Creation Context

GRASAC sponsored research trip to the CMC, June 16 to 20. Supported by the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant, 2007-2010.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Jonathan Lainey (JL), Ruth Phillips (RP), Judy Hall (JH), Stacey Loyer (SL), Anne de Stecher (AS), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Aaron Mills (AM), Janis Monture (JM), John Moses (JMoses) and Jameson Brant (JBrant).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

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