COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
09906
accession_no
09906
Accession number
false
Record number:
09906-14
record_number
09906-14
Record number
false
JCB call number:
E722 B129h vol. 1
jcb_call_no
E722 B129h vol. 1
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Wampum belts]
image_title
[Wampum belts]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Paris]
place_image_published
[Paris]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Jean-Luc Nion and François Didot]
image_publisher
[Jean-Luc Nion and François Didot]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1722]
image_date
[1722]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. 334
image_function
plate; following p. 334
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
13.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
13.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
7.7 cm.
image_dimensions_width
7.7 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
16.1 cm.
page_dimensions_height
16.1 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
8.8 cm.
page_dimensions_width
8.8 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
French
languages
French
Languages
false
Description:
Two wampum belts made of porcelain beads. The wider one has a chevron pattern.
description
Two wampum belts made of porcelain beads. The wider one has a chevron pattern.
Description
false
Source creator:
Bacqueville de La Potherie, M. de (Claude-Charles LeRoy), 1663 - 1736
source_creator
Bacqueville de La Potherie, M. de (Claude-Charles LeRoy), 1663 - 1736
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Histoire de l'Amerique Septentrionale ... Tome premier
source_title
Histoire de l'Amerique Septentrionale ... Tome premier
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
A Paris
source_place_of_publication
A Paris
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Chez Jean-Luc Nion, au premier pavillon des quatre nations, à Ste. Monique. Et François Didot, à l'entrée du quai des Augustins, à la Bible d'or.
source_publisher
Chez Jean-Luc Nion, au premier pavillon des quatre nations, à Ste. Monique. Et François Didot, à l'entrée du quai des Augustins, à la Bible d'or.
Source publisher
false
Source date:
M. DCC.XXII [1722]
source_date
M. DCC.XXII [1722]
Source date
false
notes:
Text states that the strings of beads represent a kind of writing. They can symbolize the making of peace, be ambassadorial gifts, initiate new enterprises, condemn or absolve, function as money, and be worn by warriors. The beads, usually white and purple, came from New York.
notes
Text states that the strings of beads represent a kind of writing. They can symbolize the making of peace, be ambassadorial gifts, initiate new enterprises, condemn or absolve, function as money, and be worn by warriors. The beads, usually white and purple, came from New York.
notes
false
Time Period:
1701-1750
time_period
1701-1750
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1870.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1870.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
Commentary:
commentary
<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
Commentary
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indians of North America--Jewelry
subject_heads
Indians of North America--Jewelry
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Rites and ceremonies
subject_heads
Rites and ceremonies
Subject headings
false