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wampum belt
wampum belt
wampum belt
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Introduction
wampum belt with 4 diagonal lines, collected by D. C. Ewing, piece acquired from the Heye Foundation in 1930, Onkwehonwe (Hodenosaunee, Iroquois), possibly 1800s.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
AnishinaabegHodenosauneeWendat:
museum documentation
Date Made or Date Range:
1800s to 1930
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Materials
smoked and tanned hide warp, purple &-- white shell wampum, warp threads: twisted vegetable fibre.
Techniques or Format
woven
Motifs and Patterns
4 diagonal lines in purple, each with 4 projecting short rectangles in purple, JMoses says "prop" motif
Dimensions:
57 × 9.5 × 0 cm
Condition:
couple of beads missing.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Catalog card states it was was acquired from the Heye Foundation in 1930.
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-I-1458
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1974-04-03
Collection Narratives and Histories
Received from the Heye Foundation. Wampum belt. Iroquois, New York. (no source information). Acquired for the Heye Foundation in 1930.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
27219
How to Cite this Item
Item to be cited by catalog card, collection and institution.
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