Photographs (left to right): Coso, California; Coso, California; Custer State Park, South Dakota

Wampum Belt Archive

Penobscot

MSNF 19959

Museo di Storia Naturale Florence, Italia

Original Size:

Rows: 12. Length: 63.3cm. 25 inches.

Reproduction:

 

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Materials:

 

Description:

Black shell bead strap, parted with two white diagonal double shell line and white edges. Donated by Kingsmith Mavis in 1925

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