"Contemporaneousness Belt" or "Two Worlds Living or Existing During the Same Period of Time"
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Description
Wooden shadow box with glass front. Frame painted ivory, inside of box lined with white satin. Pinned inside the box, directly to the white satin, is a contemporary wampum belt made from purple and white shell beads strung on what appears to be nylon cordage measuring 12 1/2" x 4 1/2" (bead portion only) and depicting a city skyline with a carved shell in the shape of a wigwam attached to the front of the belt. Created by Lydia Wallace Chavez
Type
Artifact
Region
New York State
Era
Contemporary United States
Topic
Communication, Community, Indigenous Peoples of North America
Repository
Identifier
E-2008.03.01
Source
New York State Museum
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