Wampum belt
date: label: Date created
content: 1700-1750
name: label: Culture/People
content: Mohawk [Kanesatake]
label: Previous owner
content: Brother Cyprien, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Brother Cyprien, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected by Brother Cyprien (of the Congregation of Holy Cross) in 1908 at the monastery at Oka; purchased by MAI from Brother Cyprien in 1939.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Kanesatake Reserve (Oka Reserve); Laurentides Region; Québec; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Mohawk [Kanesatake]
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
label: On View
content: NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Two Ways of Being
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/839
label: Barcode
content: 200839.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Wampum belt
label: Media/Materials
content: Quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum), whelk shell beads (white wampum), hide thong/babiche, cordage
label: Techniques
content: Loom beadwork
label: Dimensions
content: 124 x 10 x 9.30 cm