Birch Bark Bowl, c. 1750
Loan Hollis Brodrick
Type of bowl used by Wabanki tribes for centuries. This one descended in the Hill-Bates family.
Wampum, Ancient and Modern with Quohog Shells
Native Americans made Wampum shell beads from quohog and whelk shells. Originally drilled using pieces of flint, natives adopted European metal awls shortly after contact period began. Wampum was used as money by both natives and European settlers.
Wampum Beads, 17th Century
Loan Hollis Brodrick
Made of shell drilled in the traditional native manner (from both ends). Results in a very small hole in the center.
Wampum, 18th century
Loan Kenneth Hamilton
Made of shell but these are evenly formed cylinders, drilled all the way through. Possibly made by Dutch families in the Albany area.
Wampum bracelet, Replica
Loan Kenneth Hamilton
Made of glass beads that replicate 17th and 18th century ornament and treaty weaving techniques.
Wampum with Round, Blue Glass Beads
Loan Kenneth Hamilton
Replicates blue glass beads found in St Croix from 1604 to c. 1709
Authentic miniature replica of the Iroquois Gus When Tah wampum belt.
Loan Charles B. Doleac
Traditional quahog shell beads hand strung by Six Nations of the Grand River territory, near Brantford, ON. C. 2013
Collection of the Writings of Mr. Edward Ward, 1717
Loan Hollis Brodrick
Includes a chapter “A Trip to New England” that provides an English viewpoint of both English colonists and Indians.
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