wampum belt

wampum belt

wampum belt

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Introduction

Wampum belt made of 11 warps of tanned hide, possibly deer skin, with white and purple wampum beads. There are 5 diagonal parallel lines, with four done a single line of purple beads, a double line of white beads, and a triple line of purple beads. This motif is reversed on the other side. The threading is made of cotton.

Name of Maker(s): Unknown Haudenausonee artist
Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Materials

Made of 11 warps of tanned deer skin, white and purple wampum beads, and cotton thread.

Techniques or Format

The beads are strung on cotton thread interspersed with hide thong warp.

Motifs and Patterns

5 diagonal parallel line; four done a single line of purple beads a double line of white beads and a triple line of purple beads.

Dimensions: 77 × 9 × 0 cm
Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 015253
Previous Collectors: Ludwig Schiffmann
GKS Reference Number: 58993
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, wampum belt. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 15253. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 58993.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was created in November of 2021 by GRASAC RA Aidan Mitchell-Boudreau.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

Source of Information about Places

Haudenosaunee territory is located in North-eastern North America.

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