Photographs (left to right): Starfish, Gulf Coast, Florida; Fossil Falls, Washington; Unidentified Flower, Niagara Botanical Gardens, Canada

 

Wampum Strands

Fifteen Fires Strands

Reproduction (R. D. Hamell) Nov. 15, 2009

 

Original Size:

unknown

Reproduction:

Beaded Length: 12 inches.

Beads:

31 beads per strand. 15 strands.

Materials:

Artificial sinew. Bow tie off: Leather.

Description:

Fifteen 'checkered' strands were presented at the signing of the Canandaigua Treaty on November 11, 1794.

Reference:

Tehanetorens. 1999. Wampum Belts of the Iroquois. Book Publishing Company, Summertown, TN.