The Founders of the New York Iroquois League And Its Probable Date
The book The Founders of the New York Iroquois League And Its Probable Date was written by author Beauchamp, William Martin, 1830-1925 Here you can read free online of The Founders of the New York Iroquois League And Its Probable Date book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Founders of the New York Iroquois League And Its Probable Date a good or bad book?
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Strictly speaking there were no wampum belts in Hiawatha's day, though some may have been made of porcupine quills. Fresh Avater shells ar(> quite rare on Onondaga sites, except of clam shells, used for food. Loskiel describes the first strung Avampum as made of 24 THE FOUNDERS OF THE NEW YORK IROQUOIS LEAGUE short cylinders of colored wood. Real shell wampum is of historic (late, but soon became wonderfully abundant when the l^utch came. Dr. Hale, however, thought Hiawatha had handled cxistinj...; belts, but this would make his era too recent. ]\ry able interpreter, Albert Cusick — who also aided Dr. Hale jiiul Mv. Parker, and was highly esteemed I)y all — told me, after nuu'li study, that it meant, essentially, o}ic zcho has lost his mind cDul seeks it. IcjuKeiiu/ lehcrr to find if-- i. E. , he might seem crazy lo some, but the end would show he was right. He knew what he was about. This interpretation certainly fits the case, and . Ml-. Tarkei' also aeeepts it in a briefer form. As with us, some r:aiin's art' easily defined and some have lost their meaning.
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