Navajo fetish with wampum beads

B eadwork today uses all the traditional techniques. You will find a variety of different styles and sizes including: real Quahog Wampum beads and Reproduction Wampum Beads, Bone beads, and Horn beads. Wampum strings served as credentials or as a certificate of authority and guaranteed a message or a promise. Their name comes from the fact that these beads are well suited to thong-strung decorations on pony reins and other horse gear. Tools Awls, scissors, jewelry tools, punches. The Chippewa's way of life follows a set of principles and beliefs that suggest a deep connection with Earth, nature and the spiritual realm.

Handmade from quahog shell collected on cape cod. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice. Facebook Twitter. The wampum is wire wrapped in sterling silver filled wire, which is strung with a genuine white sea glass bead,and a two purple pearls. Shells are cut sanded and polished to bring out deep purple color. Shell Necklace unique one off a kind Wampum seashell necklace handcrafted on cape Cod All sterling silver wire work and 16'' sterling silver double rope chain.

All wire and jump…. This beautiful wampum shell pendant is wirewrapped to a 24mm silver basemetal key ring. Shell Jewelry. When machines were invented in the midth century for mass production of wampum, the resulting inflation stopped its use as money in the eastern United States.