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Wampum belt

Maker
MarkingsNon marqué / Unmarked
Date 1760-1815
Medium / Technique Shell: northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria), knobbed whelk (Busycon Carica); bone; hide: leather; fibre: hemp; pigment: vermillion
Cut, polished, pierced and assembled
DimensionsWith fringes: 7.5 × 0.4 × 122 cm (width x depth x length) Without fringes: 7.5 × 0.4 × 89.3 cm (width x depth x length)
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Ceremonial Objects - Organizational Objects
CultureIndigenous: Huron-Wendat
Geocultural Area Eastern Woodlands
Origin Wendake, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM20401
DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects
CreditGift of Mrs. Walter M. Stewart

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