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Tom, how confident are you that the use of wampum was original to the Tutelo in their homelands, or could it be an adaptation since following their adoption by the Cayuga?
Didn’t we say that Sara was wearing wampum?
Hello, well no there’s a great question!
I’d have to say pretty sure that the Tutelo used wampum, and probably Sara had some with her on her journey home! Some how I think that the use of wampum goes back to the sacred prior to its secular use. The use of color and the directional asignments suggest that, atleast to me!
I have read that the Catawbas did use wampuma and the Cherokee, and Creeks aswell, according to all the NC archaeological reports it was well established in the eastern parts of NC and there is a “wampum” that is circualr one bead shell the other a type of flat black stone, these are disc beads ofcourse.
I’d say that it’s highly probable that the Eastern Souian folks knew it well.
Most likely wampum beads pre-date wapum belts, the League of Six Nations formed somewhere in the mid 1500’s or so, and a quick study would establish the use of these beads prior to that. Interesting dates since the Spaniards were just showing up. S.O.P!!!
I’d say yes that the Tutelo folks had wampum!
This is all so fascinating. I wish my printer hadn’t just ran out of ink. I like to use this stuff as bedside reading! Linda, are you thinking about the wampum colors? Love & Light, Lynella.
Pequot War in 1637 – They had a (fort) fortified village in Connecticut. English soldiers and other allies from other tribes surrounded them and massacred more than 600 residents.
***There is a picture that was drawn by an English artist (rare books division, NY public library, astor, lenox and tilden foundations) that shows what this looked like, and it looks eerily similiar to arrow design. Concidence or what?
I wish I had a scanner, sorry!
Felicia:
Do you mean this picture? http://bc.barnard.columbia.edu/~rmccaugh/earlyAC/images/pequots.html
If so, you are right. It is very similar.
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Yep! I think that’s the one she means. I looked at it early this morning. Hmmmmmm. It is a bit odd.;) Love & Light, Lynella.
Yes, this is the picture!!!!
Does anyone think this is eerie, strange, similar, concidence???
Perhaps similar meaning???
I would like to know what everyone thinks, on this issue!!!
Thanks:)
Well, in some ways it seams similar, which makes it a bit odd. But in lots of ways it really doesn’t seem so similar. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing, or????:) Love & Light, Lynella.
When I went looking for arrow designs based on a gorget that I saw and liked in the Chicago Art Museum in January, I found that a Celtic design that was similar. Both were similar to this.
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Techteach,
Oh, that’s interesting too. I’ll be glad when we can all deside on something specific. I get too darned impatient sometimes!:) Love & Light, Lynella.
ME?:D Actually I was thinking about it. But thinking and doing are two different things for me sometimes! I’ll try to come up with something and then I’ll mail it snail mail to Linda and she can post it or whatever. I don’t know how to scan things!:o Love & Light, Lynella.
Just like a photocopy if you have a scanner. Put the picture in face-down and hit the scan feature in the software. It does its thing and you have a picture. Then you send the file via email as an attachment. You cannot post it here. Linda is the only one with the ability to post pix, at least I have tried several times with no luck.
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