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 …

Our replica belts are made on a loom using glass beads and braided sinew. Our real Wampum belts and Wampum strings are made using real Quahog Shell Wampum beads and all natural …

Feb 13, 2022 · A pair of moccasins and a wampum pouch attributed to Mohican Sachem Popewannehah "John" Konkapot, have been returned to the Stockbridge-Munsee Community …

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 …

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. …

Wampum belts consist of carefully placed strings of knotted wampum beads, which are made from quahog clam, whelk, or cowrie shells (Muller, 2007; Windatt, 2016a). You can see …

This bag represents a type of pouch - of which there are only a few examples - that was popular for a brief period in the late 18th century. It was collected during the American Revolution by a …

Wampum are beads made from various white and purple mollusk shells which were and are still used by various Native nations throughout northeastern North America for ornamental or …

Information about traditional and contemporary Native American beadwork including beaded jewelry, beaded leather crafts, and wampum belts. With links to Indian beading artists from …

Replica Wampum Belts, Beads. and traditional Iroquoian arts and crafts Our people greatly value wampum. Wampum beads or strings are used to call a council, seat council members in the …