Wampum belt

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Date created: 1600-1650

Culture/People: Wendat (Huron); collected from the Wyandot
Previous owner: Chief Silas Armstrong, Wyandot, 1810-1865; Zalinda Hunter Armstrong, Wyandot, ca. 1821-ca. 1900
Previous seller: Zalinda Hunter Armstrong, Wyandot, ca. 1821-ca. 1900
Previous owner: Walter C. Wyman (Walter Channing Wyman), Non-Indian, 1850-1927
Seller: Walter C. Wyman (Walter Channing Wyman), Non-Indian, 1850-1927

Collection History: Formerly owned by Silas Armstrong (Principal chief of the Wyandot in Kansas, 1810-1865); purchased by Walter C. Wyman (1850-1927, a Chicago area dealer and collector) from Armstrong's widow, Zalinda Hunter Armstrong (Wyandot, ca. 1821-ca. 1900); purchased by George Heye from Walter Wyman circa 1907.
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Place: Indian Territory; Kansas; USA (inferred)

See related items: Wendat (Huron); Wyandot; Ceremonial/Ritual items
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Two Ways of Being

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/2132
Barcode: 012132.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Wampum belt
Media/Materials: Whelk shell beads (white wampum), quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum), hide thong/babiche, cordage
Techniques: Loom beadwork
Dimensions: 95.00 x 15.00 x 1.50 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6caa8bf91-d25c-4863-825a-f7da73b15419

Record ID: NMAI_12573