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Wampum
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Pendant Carvings 2 Wampum comes from the quahog shell found in the cold waters of New England. It has been used for hundreds of years as trade. Wampum dates back to 1570 when it was first made by the American Indians and used for ornamentation, communication and currency. Depending on the color and arrangement of the beads, strands of wampum could prompt Indian nations to war, be sent as marriage proposals or be used in burial rites. Since these shells are made by nature, no two are alike and color patterns may vary slightly.
If
what your looking for is not listed, please feel free to email
me with
your request. Custom orders are encouraged and welcome for both Bison
bone and Wampum!
The
artist is a Native American artist living in Central Massachusetts. He
uses American Bison ( Buffalo ) bone, deer antler, wampum, abalone, turquoise,
pipestone ( catlinite ), soapstone and only uses native materials.
Currently he can carve over 100 designs and is creating new ones daily.
Several
different techniques are used to create these one of a kind pieces.
All
pieces are hand carved in the sacred way and are smudged and blessed by Mark.
Spirit guides his hand on each and every piece.
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