The purplish shells of quahogs, treasured in the past by Native Americans, now appear alongside gold, mother-of-pearl and ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Cracking a quahog shell with a deer antler is the first step in creating wampum beads and jewelry. But today, Native American artist Allen Hazard ...

The earliest known use of wampum, which are strings of beads made from clam shells, was by North American Indians in 1535. Most likely, this monetary medium existed well before this date.

Maybe you're new to Rhode Island and don't know what a quahog is. Or maybe you've lived here for a while but are too afraid ...

(10 kg) of flour. Wampum One of the earliest currencies used in America, the wampum beads (traditional shell beads) were adopted by Europeans to trade with the native residents of New England and ...

WAMPUM ― The Wampum Chapter of the North Country Trail is hosting its annual St. Paddy's Day Bigfoot Hike starting at 1 p.m. March 16. Those interested can RSVP on meetup.com at https://www ...