Photographs (left to right): Joshua Tree, Ridgecrest, California; Milkweed seed, Mendon Ponds Park, New York;
The following wampum belts are works in-progress. Hopefully, in time, detailed information on these objects and references can be provided and proper acknowledgement noted. The use of these photographs, drawings, and illustrations are for research purposes only. Wampum objects labeled as unknown is only a designation that the author has yet to determine their origin. In some case the Provenance may have been lost to history and will be stated so on the individual web page. Any information visitors to this site can offer will be greatly appreciated and can be emailed to the Wampum Bear.
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Council Fire
20th century? |
ca. 1890 |
Abenaki Jesuit Belt
1699 |
Date ?
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Chief Wiseman Wedding
Date? |
Sun Belt
2018 |
Dyed Shell
2023 |
Haudenosanunee |
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Mohawk
17th century |
Promise Belt
ca 1600 |
Boundary Belt
1535-1607 |
Haudenosaunee
pre mid 19th century |
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Arlyna Belt
Recent? |
Haudenosaunee?
1600 - 1900 |
Provenance?
Date ?
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1780-1800 |
pre-1883 |
Treaty Oakville
1820
(image modern belt)
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Haudenosaunee
Dish with One Spoon
1701 |
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7 Fires
1775
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19th Century? |
pre 1795 |
Josephine Mandamin (Anishinaabekwe), The “Water Walker” Belt
2017 |
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Date? |
Choker
pre 1838 |
1820 |
1764 |
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Garters
Benjamin West (1736-1820) |
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1997 |
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Wyandot-Wendat
1794 |
Jan 18-23 1813 |
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1812-13
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2012 |
2009 |
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4th Grade Classes
October 8 2018 |
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pre 1867 |
18th Century? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
1780-1800 |
Date? |
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1630's |
2015 |
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Belt that Wouldn't Burn
ca. 2005 |
1755 (2004) |
Date? |
Date: Modern? |
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Modern |
Keepers of the Fire
Date? |
Keepers of the Fire
Date? |
Wedding Belt
2020 |
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Date? |
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White Belt with Dividers
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
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Holston Treaty
Ottawa Belt
1791 |
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Cleansing the War Belt
1818 |
Ojibwe
1807 |
Detroit Belt
1760 |
1797/1798 |
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Ottawa Belt
Date?
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Muscogee
pre 1887 |
Treaty Fort Jackson
1814 |
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18th Century |
Kansas
2001 |
18th Century? |
ca. 1992 |
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French Speech Belt
1753 |
William Penn to Shackamaxon
1673 |
Treaty of Shackamaxon Belt
1673 |
Lenape
1760-1780 |
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date: 17th century? |
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WM Penn
1673 |
Teedyuscung
1756 |
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Munsee- Haudenosaunee
18th Century |
pre 1850 |
Wm Penn
early 17th Century |
Date? |
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WM Penn
1662 |
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Date ? |
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Huron - Wendat
18th or 19th Century | 
Huron - Wendat
18th or 19th Century |
18th or 19th Century |
Huron - Wendat
18th or 19th Century |
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Vatican
ca. 1800-1820 |
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Date? |
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Dutch/English Treaties
1664/1665 |
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1675–1776 |
Fort Erie 1799 |
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Shawnee
1786 |
Shawnee
1786 |
Haudenosaunee
Hypothetical belt 1756 |
Haudenosaunee & Ohio Nations
1789 |
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Treaty of Greenville
Haudenosaunee & Ohio Nations
1794/95 |
Haudenosaunee
1755-1760 |
Six Nations
Hypothetical Reconstruction Based on Descritpion
1785 |
Ohio Territory Nations
1750's |
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Six Nations/others
1764 |
Wabbicomicot
1764 |
Chippewa/Johnson
1764 |
Six Nations/Others
1759 |
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Haudenosaunee
1784 |
Haudenosaunee
mid 1700's |
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Provenance?
pre 1853 |
Provenance?
pre-1792 |
Provenance?
ca. 1760 |
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Provenance?
pre 1853 |
Provenance?
Date? |
Provenance?
Date? |
Provenance?
pre 1851 |
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Provenance?
pre 1878 |
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1750's |
18th Century? |
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Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Prior 1779 |
pre 1778 |
pre 1886 |
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Date: prior 1908 |
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Shawnee, Delawares, Mingoians,
Six Nations
1758 |
Gov. Denny Belt
Six Nations-England Friendship
1756 |
1808 |
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1797 |
1754 |
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DePeyster Treaty 1775 |
1775 |
Beaded Sash
Date? |
Fort NIagara
1764 |
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1701 |
Formation of the Confederacy |
Date: formation of the Confederacy
17th Century? |
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Miami, Chippewa, Wyandot etc
1795 |
Half of the belt
1795 |
Hypothetical Reconstruction of Tarhe Belt
1814 |
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Gaiwi:yoh Wampum Belt
early 1800's? |
Haudenosaunee
Prior 1779 |
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Nanfan Belt
April 2020 |
"Children of the Light "
18th Century |
pre 1886 |
Date? |
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1812? |
Newtown Treaty
1761
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Date? |
Five Nations (Maracle) |
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Harvard Univ.
Date? |
First White Sighting
16th Century? |
Five Nations War Belt
Date? |
Five Nations War Belt
Date? |
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Date? |
Anishinabee-Haudenosaunee
1840 |
Date? |
Date? |
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Douw-Ten Eyck Condolence Belt
1775 |
Hiawatha Belt
16th Century |
Dust/Wing Fan
Date? |
Emigration Belt
pre 1710 |
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Date? |
Chiefswood ( Mohawk)
Date? |
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'Money" Belt
18th-19th Century |
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Abenaki
17th-18th Century
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pre 1700's? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Cabins of the Confederacy
1797-1798 |
Champlain Belt
1609
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Beaver Trade
pre 1681? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Great White Belt
Date?
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French and Indian War Peace Belt
Date? |
Six Nations
Date? |
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Algonquin
17th Century |
Algonquin
17th Century |
ca. 1832 |
Sun Belt Hypothetical Belt
1756 |
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Date? |
Date? |
Wm. Claus
1807 |
early 19th Century? |
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Date? |
pre-1656 |
Sir Johnson's Dish Belt
1750's |
Date? |
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1768 |
Date? |
Arm band
ca. 1656 |
Antlers of the Chiefs
Date? |
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Haudenosaunee -
French Peace Belt
1700's |
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Six Nations Council Fire
Date? |
Date? |
Council Summons
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
Dish with One Spoon
1701 |
Seneca
Ganondagan 1687 (2019) |
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1750 |
Canandaigua Treaty
1794 |
Clan Unity
Date? |
Pledge of the Crown
War 1812 |
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Art Park 2020 |
Great Bear
2020 |
Mohawk Hospitality Belt
Date? |
Morgan Belt |
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Invitation Belt
pre 1710? |
18th century |
Date? |
All Water Is Sacred
2017 |
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Mohawk
Date?
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Date? |
Warnock Collection
Date? |
Warnock Collection
Date? |
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Onondaga
Wm Claus 1800
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Levi General
Date? |
Wm Johnson
1758 |
Dark Doorway
Date? |
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Date?
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1724 |
17th Century |
Date? |
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18th Century |
ca. Onondaga
Date? |
Date? |
24 Nations Treaty
1764 |
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Algonquin
Garter
18th Century
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Algonquin - Haudenosaunee
1750-1840 |
Algonquin
Garter
18th Century |
Algonquin
Garter
18th Century |
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Fort Stanwix Treaty
1784 |
18th Century |
Great Spirit Vision
1762 |
Johnson Covenant Chain 1773 |
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18th Century |
Date?
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Date? |
Wendat
ca.1656 |
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Divided Belt
ca. 1775 |
England Treaty
Date? |
Confederacy Formation
Date? |
French Mission
17th Century |
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LaPortherie
1772
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Ojibway
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Chief Johnson - Rev. Pitkin
1864-1866 |
Date? |
Date? |
indiscernable pattern
data? |
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Six Nations Date? |
Ohsweken White Belt
Date? |
Six Nations
ca. 1720 |
Ohsweken Belt
Date? |
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Six Nations Wampum Belt
Date? |
Ohsweken
Date? |
Ohsweken
Date? |
Date? |
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Date?
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Drawing by Fred Threlfall
not a real belt
1990?
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Two Row
Date? |
Two Row
Date? |
Two Row
Date? |
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Two Row
Date? |
Two Row
Date? |
All First Nations
Murdered/Missinng Indigenous Women
2021 |
Four Fench Forts
17th Century |
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5 Nations Treaty
1701 |
Jay Treaty
1795 |
Council Fires of the Six Nations
Joseph Brant
1812 |
Joseph Brant 1823 |
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Johnson's Dish Belt
1750's |
Kanickhungo Treaty
1736 |
Six Nations Wampum Belt
Ohsweken |
King Hendrick
ca 1710 |
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Tadodaho Belt
Date? |
Date? |
French Mission
17th Century |
Date? |
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Date? |
Delaware
18th Century |
Women's Nomination Belt
Date? |
Date? |
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Old Fort
Date 1700's |
Garden of Peace Commemeration
2020 |
Six Nations Language Belt
2020 |
Flag
2008 |
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Hudson Bay
Date? |
Double Calamut Belt
mid 17th Century |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Hudson Bay
1850's |
Date? |
Date? |
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Lt. John Caldwell
ca. 1770 |
Date? |
Date? |
Haudenosaunee
18th Century |
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1674 |
Date? |
Date? |
1695 |
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1678 |
Wyandot Condolence
ca. 1766 |
Date? |
Blame the Ottawa
1764 |
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Date? |
Georgian Bay
Date? |
Date? |
Blame the Ottawa
1764 |
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Date: 18th century? |
Date? |
Date? |
1701 |
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Passamaquoddy
Date? |
Marc Sioui
2008 |
Huron Alliance Belt
1650's? |
Haudenosaunee
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
Jesuit Mission
1683 |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Wyandot-Haudenosaunee
Date? |
Date? |
Jesuit
1638? |
Wyandot-Haudenosaunee
1775 |
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Wyandot-Haudenosaunee
1612 |
Wyandot-Haudenosaunee
Date? |
Wendat-Haudenosaunee
Date? |
Wendat
Date? |
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Wendat
1600-1650 |
1789 |
1678 |
Huron?
Date?
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pre 1880 |
pre 1880 |
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ca. 17th Century
Eastern Canada |
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Date? |
1600-1800
Wampanoag |
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1764 |
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NC/VA 2021 |
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1775-1889 |
1740-1750
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Date? |
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Date? |
Vatican Belt
1611 | 
Vatican Belt
2010 |
Date? |
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Date? |
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Hawkeye Strap
Chingachgook Choke Collar
21st Century |
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1888 |
Eastern Door
Date? |
Kahnehsatake Wampum Belt
ca. 1700-1750 |
Kahnawake-Caughnawaga
Date? |
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Belt with 5 diamonds
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Peace Belt
Date? |
Date? |
Seven Turtles
Date? |
Two Dog Belt
1775-1780 |
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Two Row
Date? |
Eastern Door
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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French and Indian War
1763 |
Otter Belt
pre-1800
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Date? |
Date? |
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Language Belt
2013 |
18th or 19th Century |
Condolence Belt
Date? |
2016 |
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Joseph Brant
1823 |
Joseph Brant
Early 19th century |
Ft. Chambly
1749 |
Condolence Council Summons Belt
Date? |
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Caughnawaga Belt
ca. 1769 |
Huron
1677 |
Date? |
Diabetes Belt
1997 |
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St. Regis Treaty
1796
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Oak |
ca. 1670's |
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Montreal Treaty 1701 |
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Delaware - Munsee
17th Century |
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1680 |
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Fort St. Jean Baptiste
2019 |
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17th Century |
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Date? |
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Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
33rd NYS Vol.
2009 |
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Date?
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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1775
Ottawa? |
1786 |
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Fort Niagara
1764 |
Sir John Colborne
pre-1834 |
Date? |
How the Beaver got its tail
2020 |
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pre-1700 |
Georgian Bay?
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
post-1720 |
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Date? |
Date? |
Wm. Claus Belt
1800 |
Date? |
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Tuscarora
Alliance Belt
1720? |
Treaty/Agreement with NYS
1788 |
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Hypothetical Reproductions
2015 |
Peskotomuhkati Nation
2016 |
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Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
NMAI |
Marriage
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
19th Century |
ca. 1915 |
Garter
Date? |
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Date? |
Marriage
Date? |
Marriage
Date? |
Onondaga
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
NMAI
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
ca. 19th century ? |
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1670-1720 |
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Pontaic War Belt
ca. 1770's |
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Pontiac War |
US Rev. War 1783 |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
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Black Hawk 1832 |
Black Hawk ca. 1814? |
Black Hawk to Black Snake 19th century? |
1850'S |
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Date? |
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1835 |
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Lewis Morgan Belt
1850 |
1700 |
Date? |
Great Bear
2021 |
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Date? |
Date? |
Date? |
1910? |
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Date? |
Antlers of the Chiefs Date? |
Date? |
Suspect Fake
1615-1635 |
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Date?
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Cornplanter's Belt |
L. H. Morgan Belt
1851
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Tonawanda Seneca
1921
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Date?
Buffalo Creek Treaty? |
Four Treaties 1840's |
Great Peace 1775
Fort Pitt
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2021 |
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Corn Planter's Belt
ca. 1796 |
Ely Parker Belt
(Donehogawah Belt)
ca. 1796
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Date?
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Ransom Belt
Date?
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Red Jacket
19th Century |
Red Painted War belt
18th Century |
Remembrance Belt
18th Century |
Remembrance Belt
Late 19th Century? |
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Date?
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pre 1851
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1710-1730
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Date?
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French and Indian War
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Governor Denny Belt
1756
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suspected fake
17th century
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Date?
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1710-1730 |
1710-1730 |
1710-1730 |
1710-1730 |
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1710-1730
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1710-1730
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Condolence
ca. 17th Century
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Chief Turtle's Belt
Date?
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WM Johnson Ft Niagara Siege Belt 1764 |
Commeneration Belt
Ganondagan
2014
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Commeneration Belt
Ganondagan
2014
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Wampum Collar
Late 17th Century |
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Seven Turtles Belt
18th or 19th Century |
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Governor Simcoe
18th Century
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Date?
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1812
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King's Great Broad Axe
!812 |
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Pontiac
1766 |
Great Peace Belt
1811? |
Fort Finney
1786
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Fort McIntosh
1786
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King's Great Broad Axe
1812
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Shawnee
Dragging Canoe
1776 |
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Munsee 1838
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mid 19th Century |
21st Century |
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Date?
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1875
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Date?
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Fort Nooherooka Belt
2013
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Taken-In/Alliance Belt
1713 |
1799 |
Tuscarora Returns
1714 |
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ca. 1720
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Date?
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Date? |
ca. 1760
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Date? |
Date?
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Date?
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Modern?
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NMAI
Date? |
Date?
garter?
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Glenn Sanders Belt
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pre 1779
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Recent?
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NMAI
pre 1884 |
NMAI |
NMAI
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NMAI
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NMAI
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NMAI
Date? |
NMAI
Date? |
NMAI
pre 1827 |
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Caughnawaga Four Tribe Alliance Belt
Date?
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Maliseet
Date?
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Date?
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Mourning Belt
Date?
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Wabanaki Confederacy
1680
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War Belt
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17th Century Design |
Friendship Belt
2015 |
Date? |
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Metacom's Wampum Belt
late 17th Century |
"IOHN TYZACKE, 1609
King Phillip in 1676. The date on the belt possibly refers to the year of his birth."
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Aquinnah Belt
2021 |
date? |
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1745 |
Huron
1600-1650 |
Alliance Delaware/Shawnee and others |
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Treaty 1842
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Methodist Church Return
2019
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Methodist Church Return
2019
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Methodist Cemetery Return
2019
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Date?
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Iroquois
1612
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Four Nations Alliance
1710-1720
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Date?
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Belle Island 1769 |
1842 |
Huron Alliance
early 17th Century
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Two Row/Road
1748
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Date?
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Tarhe 1814
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Date?
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early 17th Century
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July 21, 2003 |
July 28 2005
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March 12, 2018
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July 27, 2011
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August 10 2016 |
July 17 2013
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June 23 2014
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October 8 2018 |
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Friend Condolence
Nov. 11 2021 |
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Three Sister
2015 |
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Belt constructed with both glass beads and quill work
Belt constructed with both shell and glass wampum
Glass beaded belts
