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Object Number
2004.29.6087
Display Title
Wampum belts
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Iroquois / McCord National Museum, McGill University. B-6; Ancient Wampum belts. The lowest was presented to to the Duke of Kent in 1791, by the Indians. The two above it, a Hudson belt, a "declaration of peace between three tribes" and probably a covenant belt, is said to be unique"
Department
Photographic
Artist
McCord Museum
Culture
- Iroquois
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 13.5 cm (3 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.6089 | Iroquois Wampum belts at Onondaga |
New York
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| 83-34-10/30393 | Wampum Belt |
Belt
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Maine?
New York? Quebec? | |
| 03-9-10/62375 | Wampum belt |
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Ontario
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| 39-112-60/6600 | Braided belt - used for belts; braided by hand; made of sheep wool (mimandi kama |
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Afghanistan
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| 2004.24.20619 | Girls, wearing haiks and broad cloth belts |
Tiguisas
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| 34-91-50/403 | 4 leather belts sewn with cowries |
Belt
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Elgongi
| |
| 2004.24.34172 | Warp-float belts |
New Mexico?
Arizona? | ||
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Belt
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Kwajalein Atoll
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| 39-39-50/4064 | 10 belts of braided fibre, for married women ("mweko") |
Belt
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Uganda
| |
| 30-32-50/B4586.1 | Bead belts, delamai |
Belt
|
Dodoma
| |
| 39-39-50/4064.8 | Belts of braided fibre, for married women ("mweko") |
Belt
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Uganda
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| 39-39-50/4064.9 | Belts of braided fibre, for married women ("mweko") |
Belt
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Uganda
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