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 …

Apr 14, 2022 · Wampum is made from two different types of shells. The white beads are made from the internal portion of the channeled whelk’s shell, while purple or black beads were …

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.

The traditional Wampum was handmade shell beads, highly valued and traded by different Native American Tribes, long before the first Europeans arrived. Later, the new settlers recognized …

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 …

Oct 5, 2017 · Wampum was white or purple beads and discs fashioned from two shells: the white beads from the whelk, a sea snail with a spiral shape, and the quahog, a clam with purple and …

wampum, tubular shell beads that have been assembled into strings or woven into belts or embroidered ornaments, formerly used as a medium of exchange by some North American …

The word "Wampum" comes from the Narragansett word for 'white shell beads'. Wampum beads are made in two colors: white ("Wòmpi") beads ("Wompam") from the Whelk shell …

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 …

Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America is focused on cultural preservation and features a one-thousand bead wampum belt made in the style and traditions of the …