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Culture/People:
Unkechaug  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Lydia Wallace-Chavez (Lydia Chavez), Unkechaug/Kainai Blackfoot (Kainah/Blood)  Search this
Seller:
Wampum Magic  Search this
Object Name:
Wampum belt
Media/Materials:
Quahog clam shell beads (purple wampum), whelk shell beads (white wampum), imitation sinew
Techniques:
Loom beadwork, tied, braided
Dimensions:
80 x 7.5 cm
Object Type:
Works of Art (Other)
Native Term:
amôtuwôkan
Place:
Mastic; Suffolk County; New York; USA
Island Name:
Long Island
Island Grouping:
Long Island
Date created:
2005
Collection History:
Based on the "Warrior's belt" that was presented by the Unkechaug to Governor Edmund Andros (1637-1714) of New York on April 17, 1676 during negotiations about whaling and fishing rights; purchased by NMAI from Wampum Magic (the artist's family company) in 2019.
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Catalog Number:
27/398
Barcode:
270398.000
See related items:
Unkechaug
Works of Art (Other)
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Native New York, Poospatuck (Ex02)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c04e069e-e912-40f1-845f-b01f53063178
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_416083