Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Wampum belts]
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Accession number:
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09906
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Record number:
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09906-14
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JCB call number:
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E722 B129h vol. 1
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Image title:
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[Wampum belts]
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[Jean-Luc Nion and François Didot]
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Image date:
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[1722]
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 334
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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13.3 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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7.7 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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16.1 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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8.8 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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French
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Description:
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Two wampum belts made of porcelain beads. The wider one has a chevron pattern.
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Source creator:
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Bacqueville de La Potherie, M. de (Claude-Charles LeRoy), 1663 - 1736
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Source Title:
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Histoire de l'Amerique Septentrionale ... Tome premier
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Source place of publication:
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A Paris
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Source publisher:
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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.
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Source date:
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M. DCC.XXII [1722]
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notes:
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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.
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Time Period:
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1701-1750
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1870.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
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Indians of North America--Jewelry
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Subject headings:
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Rites and ceremonies
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