Weight 36.33 Grams of .925 Sterling Silver
(the final weight of the item may vary slightly)
This is a custom handmade product, please allow 3-4 business weeks for production time.
*All Gold inquiries must be under the “Contact” option in the right hand corner with the 2 lines (=) as Gold will be a custom order and the quotes for 10-14-18-19K will be given to you once you enter your application*
Caughnawaga
This wampum belt was given to the Mohawks of Kahnawa:ke by the Hurons of Lorette (Wendot), circa 1677. This was the year Káteri Tekahkwi:tha arrived after leaving the original Kahnawà:ke in the Mohawk Valley. For years it was kept at the Mission of St. François Xavier in Kahnawà:ke until it was stolen in the 1970's.
The belt is mentioned in Volume 63 of the Jesuit Relations:
This year will be remarkable for a celebrated present which was sent from lorette to the Sault. It was a hortatory collar which conveyed the voice of the Lorette people to those of the Sault, encouraging them to accept the faith in good earnest, and to build a chapel as soon as possible; and it also exhorted them to combat the various demons who conspired for the ruin of both missions. This collar was at once attached to one of the beams of the chapel, which is above the top of the altar, so that the people might always behold it and hear that voice.
Weight 36.33 Grams of .925 Sterling Silver
(the final weight of the item may vary slightly)
This is a custom handmade product, please allow 3-4 business weeks for production time.
*All Gold inquiries must be under the “Contact” option in the right hand corner with the 2 lines (=) as Gold will be a custom order and the quotes for 10-14-18-19K will be given to you once you enter your application*
Caughnawaga
This wampum belt was given to the Mohawks of Kahnawa:ke by the Hurons of Lorette (Wendot), circa 1677. This was the year Káteri Tekahkwi:tha arrived after leaving the original Kahnawà:ke in the Mohawk Valley. For years it was kept at the Mission of St. François Xavier in Kahnawà:ke until it was stolen in the 1970's.
The belt is mentioned in Volume 63 of the Jesuit Relations:
This year will be remarkable for a celebrated present which was sent from lorette to the Sault. It was a hortatory collar which conveyed the voice of the Lorette people to those of the Sault, encouraging them to accept the faith in good earnest, and to build a chapel as soon as possible; and it also exhorted them to combat the various demons who conspired for the ruin of both missions. This collar was at once attached to one of the beams of the chapel, which is above the top of the altar, so that the people might always behold it and hear that voice.
