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Wampum Belt Archive

 

Abenaki MAI 11_123

 

abenaki belt

 

Hamell Reproduction 2000

 

Original Size:
 Estimated length: 18.0 inches. Width: 3.0 inches,
Reproduction:
 Beaded Length: 28.5 inches. Width: 3.6 inches. Length w/fringe: 57.5 inches
Beads:
 Rows: 167 by 9. Total Beads: 1,503
Materials:
 Weave and Weft: Artificial Sinew. End wrap: Muslin over leather.

 

Description:

Glass bead belt made in imitation of wampum belt for use in ceremony held about 1890.

Abenaki, Maine.

Reproduction made with artificial polymer wampum beads.

Reference:

American Museum of American Indians. Cat. No. 099938.000