Ransom Belt

 

Tina Big Bear Anderson holding the Ransom Belt.

Reprinted from Wampum Belts of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens

This belt was used by the women of the nation to symbolize their authority for adopting a prisoner of war. The belt removed the cloud of the women's mourning and made a son of the captive. I...



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