Photographs (left to right): All Niobara County, Wyoming

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Lenni Lenape

White Wampum Belt

Lenape NMAI 02/1047

Graphic: Richard D. Hamell 12 19 2021

 

Original Size:	Rows: 10. Length 105 cm wrapped edges. 41.3 inches.
Reproduction:	Rows: 10. Columns: 265. Beaded length: 42.1 inches. Width: 5 inches. Length w/fringe: 66.1 inches.
Beads:	Polymer
Materials:	Warp: Deer Leather. Weft: Artificial Sinew.

Description:

White bead belt Collected by Mark R. Harrington for Chief Charles Elkhair, Lenni-Lenape, Oklahoma before 1909

Reference:

Stolle, Nickolaus. 2016. Talking Beads: The history of wampum as a value and knowledge bearer, from its very first beginnings until today. Hamburg, Germany. ISSN 1437-7837