Wampum Shell 5x10mm Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch Size_5x9-10x18mm particularly in beaded bracelets

particularly in beaded bracelets

It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture

Black Eye Agate is a variety of Sardonyx which has a Sard base

The only commercial mine for stichtite serpentine is located on Stichtite Hill

Wampum Shell 5x10mm Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch Size_5x9-10x18mm particularly in beaded braceletsWampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns. Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads.