Questions about the authenticity of the Van Loon document, as it is known, are being used by some scholars ... and knowledge recorded in their wampum belts. There is an abundance of evidence ...

Peters said one thing that has made the search difficult ... more than 6000 people viewed the new wampum belt when it was being displayed in Southampton, England. Once the belt is done making ...

The pair have tried to alert underwriters that the document being used to support the "Two Row Wampum" renewal campaign ... and for which an Iroquois beaded belt was made. "Oral history is what ...

“We see some of our belts being auctioned off on the Internet and our people just don’t understand. Those are our sacred objects.” The wampum was ... were repairs made to the belt, which ...

The strings and belts made from these beads were known ... string of beads that varied from four to six strands being equal to a penny. As wampum became an acceptable currency, the demand for ...

Wampum are tubular beads made from white and purple quahog shells. In addition to being used ornamentally or ceremonially, wampum were also woven into belts as mnemonic devices in history ...

An Akwesasne artist making contemporary wampum belts says he thinks of strands of purple and white wampum beads as Morse code. The tubular beads made from quahog shells were used ornamentally or ...

Now, a recently commissioned wampum belt, which holds spiritual, political and cultural significance, will become a permanent part of the New-York Historical Society. Made with quahog clam ...

BEAUTIFUL PLACE FOR ANY FAMILY REUNION, THERE IS SOMETHING PARTICULARLY POIGNANT ABOUT THE THREE GENERATIONS OF WIDDISS FAMILY ARTISTS REUNITED HERE. IN AN EXHIBIT AT THE MARTHA’S VINEYARD ...

A 200-year-old wampum belt, made in Kanehsatà ... is described by the Vatican’s catalogue as being sent to Pope Gregory XVI as a gift. Some scholars dispute the Vatican’s frequent use of ...