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

Wampum Belt Archive

 

Penobscot

AMNH 50.1.9951

American Museum of Natural History

Original Size:

Rows: 5. Length: 38cm. 15.0 inches.

Reproduction:

 

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Description:

White glass bead belt with central dark blue square flanked by two crosses on both sides, recreated design. Purchased from Frank G. Speck in 1916, made by a Penobscot girl, an identical version is part of the collections in the Canadian Museum of History (CMH), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Reference:

American Museum of Natural History