Photographs (left to right): Columbus Zoo, Ohio; Poppies, Rush, New York; Columbus Zoo, Ohio

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Onondaga Wampum Belt

Beauchamp 1901, Plate 22, Figure 250

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Description:

This is what remained of an Onondaga belt in 1878. It has since disappeared (Beauchamp, 1901).

Reference:

Beauchamp, William M. 1901. Wampum and Shell Articles Used By The New York Indians. New York State Museum Bulletin No. 41, Vol. 8.