WAMPUM AND SHELL ARTICLES 4I7 



design, for all the world like the chains of dolls which are cut out 

 of paper to amuse children. 



Mr Krehbiel referred to a photograph procured by Horatio Hale 

 in September 1871, when he gathered six Iroquois chiefs on the 

 Canadian reservation near Brantford. " There all the wampum 

 belts were brought and their meaning was explained to Mr Hale. 

 A photograph of th^ group preserves the incident." The chiefs 

 present were all well known, but many years later the picture and 

 chiefs did duty in an unexpected way. If the reader is curious in 

 the matter, he will find all, including the names, in the United 

 States census of the Six Nations of New York for 1890^ under the 

 title, " Reading the wampum, 1890," and with this note, " The 

 reading of the wampums to the representatives of the tribes 

 gathered at St Regis makes a suggestive picture." Then follow 

 the names of the chiefs given by Mr Hale many years before. In 

 the picture over a dozen belts appear. On the back of the photo- 

 graph here used, from which the illustration mentioned was taken, 

 Mr Hale wrote: 



This picture represents the chiefs of the Six Nations, on their 

 reserve near Brantford in Canada, explaining their wampum belts. 

 (Sep. 14, 1 871) These chiefs were 



1 Joseph Snow (Hahriron) Onondaga chief 



2 George H. M. Johnson (Deyonhehgon) Mohawk chief and gov- 

 ernment interpreter. Son of no 4 



3 John Buck (Skanawafih) Onondaga chief and wampum keeper 



4 John Smoke Johnson (Sakayenkwaraton) Mohawk chief and 

 speaker of the council 



5 Isaac Hill (Kawenenseronton) Onondaga chief and fire keeper 



6 Seneca Johnson (Kanonkeredawih) Seneca chief 



The wampum belts were explained to me on the reserve, at the 

 residence of Chief G. H. M. Johnson; and at my request the chiefs 

 afterwards came with me to Brantford, where the original photo- 

 graph (of which this is a copy) was taken. — H, Hale, Clinton Ont. 



Quite a difference will be noticed between the Indian names here 



and in the census report, while the English names are the same. 



Frequent correspondence with Mr Hale enables the writer to say 



that the above is an absolutely true copy. The numbers are to be 



read from left jtq right in fige 2^1, pne face has been tur|ied. 



