Photographs (left to right): Ocean, San Diego Beach, California; California Desert Ocean Sunset; San Diego Beach, California

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Garters

Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Original Size:	Rows: 11. Length: ?
Reproduction:
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Description:

White glass bead bands with translucent wine red triangles. Former garters (?) attached to headdress. MPM 31668. Part of Mesquakie (Saux) war bundle.

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