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Gold pound of the Republic of South Africa, 1874.
Obverse: Thomas François Burgers (15 April 1834 – 9 December 1881) was the 4th president of the South African Republic from 1872 to 1877.
Reverse: Eendragt maakt magt" on the new state's shield
Reverse: Eendragt maakt magt" on the new state's shield
Wampum belt, woven on 19 warps, with in the centre a maximum of 18 rows of beads, made by the Iroquois or Haudenosaunee indigenous confederacy in northeast North America, 1600-1800
Wampum belt, woven on 19 warps, with in the centre a maximum of 18 rows of beads. The warps are of two-ply 'S' twist wool, of native origin?, as are the wefts. The design consists of three rectangles, the one in the middle being 19 beads long and 18…
Square pouch or bag constructed of skin and cloth, the front covered with a large panel of loomwoven glass imitation wampum, black ground, white details, with a strap also of imitation glass wampum, 18th century, made by the Algonquian people.
The Algonquian are one of the most widespread North American native language groups. Historically, the peoples were prominent along the Atlantic Coast and into the interior along the Saint Lawrence River and around the Great Lakes.
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