Wampum is a vital part of Onondaga and Haudenosaunee culture. Wampum is created from the shell of a clam. The beads are cut from the white and purple parts of the shell. The pieces are …

Wampum is a traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. It includes white shell beads hand-fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk shell and …

March 25th - September 16th, 2023, the Seneca Art & Culture Center showcased the WAMPUM/OTGÖA exhibition featuring important objects from the Museé du Quai Branly, …

Wampum was made of the quahog or round clam shell and was generally a cylindrical shaped bead about 1/4 inch long and half of that in diameter. Originally, wampum beads were drilled …

Apr 14, 2023 · Hundreds of years after they were given as gifts to Europeans by indigenous people of the Northern Woodlands, a collection of wampum belts, beads and artifacts are …

Dec 17, 2021 · Most commonly made from the Quahog, a round clam shell, the word wampum comes from the Algonquin term for the shells. While it is called Ote-ko-a in the Seneca …

Nov 20, 2024 · For thousands of years, Indigenous people of America’s northeast region have crafted small, cylindrical beads called wampum from purple and white whelk and clam shells. …

This belt is a national belt of the Haudenosaunee. The belt is named after Hiawatha, an Onondaga who was the Peacemaker’s helper in spreading the good words of Peace. In this …

Seneca's in New York after European contact during the late 1600's had increasing numbers of shell beads which measured approximately 7mm length and 5mm diameter, having …

Founding Site Manager of Ganondagan State Historic Site, Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan), gives a brief overview of wampum and highlights the meaning and background of three Treaty …