Wampum Remarkable Acrylic Print

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From these white and purple highly sought after quahog clam shells, the Native Americans painstakingly broke, drilled and rubbed them down to make beads which were strung into strands or woven into belts. Wampum belts served to bind treaties; shorter strings were used in trade.

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Quahogs are thick, hard-shelled, medium size clams found in estuaries along the Atlantic Coast, from Canada to Texas. Their name, "quahog," is a variation of "poquauhock," (po-qua-hock) the Native American name for this clam. In 1758, Linneaus gave the quahog its scientific (Latin) name, which includes the word mercenaria, because he knew that beads of quahog shell were used for currency in 17th century New England – and that "mercenaria," the Latin word...

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