Native American Beading Question

[WinterBear]

Dwight, you might enjoy these links then:

Wampum belt designer http://www.nativetech.org/beadwork/wampumgraph/index.html

http://www.kahnawakelonghouse.com/index.php?mid=2

http://www.ganondagan.org/wampum.html

A pair of glass bead wampum belt reproductions on this page http://www.warof1812rph.com/images-2/six-nations/

A nice reproduction of the George Washington Covenant Belt or the Canandaiagua Treaty Belt made by twining http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2010/06/wampum-belt-by-mariah-blake-for-robert.html

This is a good go-to site. All kinds of belts from reproduction to important historical pieces. I can spend hours here. http://www.wampumbear.com/P_The%20Wampum%20Cabinet%20Archive.html, take a look at the photos here too http://www.wampumbear.com/P_Wampum%20Photo%20Gallery.html

A google image search for the "Dust Fan", "Tadodaho", and "Hiawatha" belts will bring up some very large wide belts that are incredibly impressive.

Amazon has a nice book. The pictures are not the best, and it black and white, but the paterns can be made out, and there is quite a bit of history provided. http://www.amazon.com/Wampum-Belts-Iroquois-Tehanetorens-Fadden/dp/157067082X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387732287&sr=1-2 Pay no attention to the third review - false review by someone who thought they were being "funny".

[Dwight]

Thanks, Winterbear, . . . now to distill all the examples into one or two products, . . .

I think I need a nap.

May God bless,

Dwight