Demo 2024 sized wampum Hiawatha belt

Made to about ⅓ scale of the original belt of the Five Nations.

A national belt of the Haudenosaunee. Named after Hiawatha, an Onondaga 2024 who aided the Peacemaker in spreading the words of Peace. Made to commemorate the ending of the war between the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk.

One of the eldest belts known.

Left to right:
Mohawk, the Eastern Doorkeepers
Oneida, the People of the Standing Stone
Onondaga, the Peacemakers, "Tree of Peace"
Cayuga, the People of the Swamp
Seneca, the People of the Great Hill, the Western Doorkeepers

Cobalt and white glass wampum, woven on hemp with sinew.