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Title: 414: Wampum belt, 1800
Identifier(s): graphics:8466
Description: Black-and-white photograph taken from collection of Onondaga Historical Association.; Digitized from negative #414.
Creator: Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005
Subject: Haudenosaunee; Iroquois Indians; Wampum
Date: 1935

Title: 436: Wampum strings
Identifier(s): graphics:8467
Description: Black-and-white photograph taken from "Westport masks in Fenton Collection."; Digitized from negative #436
Creator: Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005
Subject: Haudenosaunee; Iroquois Indians; Wampum
Date: 1935

Title: Correspondence with Frank Speck
Identifier(s): text:165936
Description: Primarily concerns Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) matters, especially wampum, including specific items. Includes some letters to Speck from Glenn Black of the Indiana Historical Society, Kenneth Kidd of the Royal Ontario Museum, Alexander General ("Deskaheh"), Fred Washington of "Lenape Nation" in Oklahoma; copies of class handouts from an Anthropology course taught by Speck in 1927. Includes briefer mentions of Cochiti and Penobscot. Related correspondences in this collection include Alex General and Helen Harris.
Creator: Speck, Frank Gouldsmith, 1881-1950; Kidd, Kenneth; General, Alexander; Washington, Fred; Black, Glenn A. (Glenn Albert), 1900-1964
Source: George S. Snyderman Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.51); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.Ms.Coll.51-ead.xml
Subject: Haudenosaunee; Iroquois Indians; Delaware Indians; Wampum
Date: 1914, 1927, 1939-1950

Title: Pennsylvania Provincial Council Minutes, May 19, 1712
Identifier(s): text:159539
Description: On May 19, 1712, Delaware (Lenape) chief Sassoonan and 12 members of his nation carried 32 wampum belts to a meeting with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy). They stopped in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and showed the belts to the British colony’s Provincial Council, which recorded each belt’s design and meaning.
Subject: Delaware Indians; Iroquois Indians; Wampum; Haudenosaunee
Date: 1712-05-19

Title: Excerpt of interview with Rick Hill
Identifier(s): video:1425
Description: Excerpt of a longer interview with Rick Hill (Tuscarora, Beaver Clan), Senior Projects Coordinator for the Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic, conducted at Six Nations Polytechnic by Tim Powell, director of the American Philosophical Society's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR). The interview centers on the significance of the wampum belt given to CNAIR in November 2014 by Deyohahá:ge: to initiate an ongoing, collaborative partnership with the American Philosophical Society.; The full-length interview can be viewed here: https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/video/interview-rick-hill
Source: American Philosophical Society Archives. Series VII. (APS.Archives); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives-ead.xml
Subject: Haudenosaunee; American Philosophical Society; Iroquois Indians; Wampum belts
Date: 2015-11-05

Title: Richard W. Hill, Sr., and Timothy Powell, discussing wampum belt
Identifier(s): graphics:9904
Description: Richard W. Hill, Sr. (Tuscarora, Beaver Clan), Senior Projects Coordinator for the Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic, with Timothy Powell, director of the American Philosophical Society's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR), discussing the wampum belt given to CNAIR in November 2014 by Deyohahá:ge: to initiate an ongoing, collaborative partnership with the American Philosophical Society.
Creator: Marsh, Diana
Source: American Philosophical Society Archives. Series VII. (APS.Archives); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives-ead.xml
Subject: Haudenosaunee; American Philosophical Society; Iroquois Indians; Wampum belts
Date: 2015-11-002

Title: Interview with Rick Hill
Identifier(s): video:1420
Description: Interview with Rick Hill (Tuscarora, Beaver Clan), Senior Projects Coordinator for the Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic, conducted at Six Nations Polytechnic by Tim Powell, director of the American Philosophical Society's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR). The interview centers on the significance of the wampum belt given to CNAIR in November 2014 by Deyohahá:ge: to initiate an ongoing, collaborative partnership with the American Philosophical Society.
Source: American Philosophical Society Archives. Series VII. (APS.Archives); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives-ead.xml
Subject: Haudenosaunee; American Philosophical Society; Iroquois Indians; Wampum belts
Date: 2015-11-05

Title: Wampum and Brooches
Identifier(s): audio:4516; APSdigrec_0413; Recording Number: 21; Program Number: 01
Description: A translation into English of a recorded Onondaga text as it is played back to the speaker in segments.
Source: Lukoff, Fred. Onondaga material, [1948, 1950]. (Mss.Rec.3);
Subject: Onondaga language; Onondaga Indians--Social life and customs; Wampum; Brooches
Date: 1950-08

Title: Wampum and Brooches
Identifier(s): audio:4457; APSdigrec_0364; Recording Number: 10; Program Number: 01
Source: Lukoff, Fred. Onondaga material, [1948, 1950]. (Mss.Rec.3);
Subject: Onondaga language; Onondaga Indians--Social life and customs; Wampum; Brooches
Date: 1950-08

Title: Translation and discussion of a dream narrative by Demus Elm [1 of 3]
Identifier(s): audio:9349; APSdigrec_3917; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 01
Source: Floyd Glenn Lounsbury papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.95); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.Ms.Coll.95-ead.xml
Subject: Dreams; Iroquois Indians--Religion; Wampum; Oneida language; Longhouses; Iroquois Indians--History
Date: Undated

Title: Interview with Ernest Smith, Paintings of Ceremonies and Dances, 4-18-1973; Ceremonies and Dances
Identifier(s): audio:6572; local: APSdigrec_3661; local: 09; local: 02
Description: Interview with Seneca artist Ernest Smith regarding his paintings held at the Rochester Museum. The paintings are referred to by their Museum catalog numbers.; [680]Unidentified -- [681] The Wampum Maker -- [616] Unidentified -- [723] Unidentified -- [690] Unidentified -- [630] Unidentified -- [707] Unidentified -- [610] Unidentified -- [732] The Bear Dance; This item has been identified as potentially culturally sensitive. Reproduction and remote access is restricted. Please contact the Curator of Native American Materials for more information.
Subject: Seneca art; Seneca Indians--Folklore; Wampum; Seneca dance; Seneca Indians--Rites and ceremonies
Date: 1973-04-18

Title: Interview with Ernest Smith, 3-15-1973 [2 of 2]
Identifier(s): audio:6558; local: APSdigrec_3654; local: 05; local: 02
Description: Interview with Seneca artist Ernest Smith regarding his paintings held at the Rochester Museum. The paintings are referred to by their Museum catalog numbers.; [1121] Unidentified -- [1123] Maple Sugar -- [1119] Adoption of an Orphan -- [1118] Unidentified -- [1117] Unidentified -- [1131] Fisherman -- [1129] Child Training -- [1125] Silverwork -- [1124] Wampum Belt -- [?] Woman in Seclusion -- [1001] Preserving Deer Meat -- [1002] Gathering Artichokes -- [1003] Gathering Mushrooms -- [1010] Gathering Strawberries - [1698] Reflection in Water -- [1685] When Corn is Burned -- [1684] Two Different Types of Bark House -- [1682] Magic Flight -- [1680] Purification Ceremony -- [1135] The Wolf -- [695] The Flying Spark; This item has been identified as potentially culturally sensitive. Reproduction and remote access is restricted. Please contact the Curator of Native American Materials for more information.
Subject: Seneca art; Seneca Indians--Folklore; Wampum; Seneca Indians--Material culture; Seneca Indians--Rites and ceremonies; Seneca Indians--Domestic life
Date: 1973-03-15

Title: Interview with Ernest Smith, 3-13-1973 [3 of 3]
Identifier(s): audio:6552; APSdigrec_3651; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 01
Description: Interview with Seneca artist Ernest Smith regarding his paintings held at the Rochester Museum. The paintings are referred to by their Museum catalog numbers.; [1017] The Thunder Spirits -- [694] Story of the Snow Snake -- [1013] The Pathway -- [681] How the Wampum Belt Was Made -- [689] False Face Spirit Shaking Rattle -- [1055] Gift of Plenty From Heaven -- [1067] Going to Meet the Sun Father -- [?] Portrait of a Woodcutter -- [685] Pottery Makers -- [683] Long House Under Construction -- [684] Portrait of Sara Hill -- [731] Human Eyes and Song by E. Smith -- [739] False Face Society Symbolism -- [737] Chipmunk on a Bowl -- [734] Haze -- [717] Women Making Pottery -- [711] Weaving a Basket
Source: Fenton, William N. Interviews concerning the paintings of the Seneca artist Ernest Smith, 1973. (Mss.Rec.126);
Subject: Seneca art; Seneca Indians--Folklore; Wampum; Seneca Indians--Rites and ceremonies; Seneca pottery; Basket making; Seneca Indians--Material culture
Date: 1973-03-13