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Photographs (left to right): Hamlin State Park, New York; Burgess Falls, Tennessee; Seneca Rocks, West Virginia
The Wampum Belt Archive
Wampum Belts in Paintings and other Art Media
Handsome Lake
Artist-Ernest Smith
(Cat. 36.350.2)
Courtesy Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY
Original Size: |
Length: 7.25 inches. Width: 2.75 inches. Rows wide: 10. |
Reproduction: |
Beaded Length: 6.5 inches. Width: 5.0 inches. Length w/fringe: 13.0 inches. |
Beads: |
Row 38 by 10 wide: Total Beads: 380. |
Materials: |
Warp: Leather. Weave: Artificial Sinew. |
Description:
The painting above entitled "Handsome Lake Preaching His Code at the Tonawanda Longhouse" shows Handsome Lake offering the Gaiwiyo:h [belt], the 'good word' to the people at Tonawanda.
Reference:
Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, NY. http://www.libcat.rmsc.org
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