Photo of the Pledge of the Crown Belt (a.k.a.Claus Wampum Belt - War of 1812 Peace Wampum Belt)
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Object
- Description
- Photo of the Pledge of the Crown Belt (a.k.a.Claus Wampum Belt - War of 1812 Peace Wampum Belt). Est. Length: 34.25 inches (Cordage). Col. William Claus, Deputy Superintendant of Indian Affairs, presented this belt to the Six Nations after the War of 1812. It was a pledge by the Crown "not interfere in our culture or governance. It was given in 1815 and the minutes from that council still exist, but the belt was subsequent read by John Buck at Grand River with the meaning attached to it" (Rick Hill, 2011). Seneca Belt (Six Nations Grand River, Canada). Chief Johnson recorded as the artist (Jan. 1, 1906). Represented the League of the Iroquois. Source: National Museum of the American Indian Catalog: Belt 8386
- Date of Original
- 1815
- Dimensions
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Width: 34.25 in
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 184in
Image Height: 214in
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- SNPL000070v00i
- Collection
- Six Nations Legacy Consortium Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.06681 Longitude: -80.11635
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- Donor
- Six Nations Legacy Consortium
- Creative Commons licence
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