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 ...
This week’s beachcombing survey took us to the backside of Mustang Island, where we ventured into the muddy flats to hunt for ...
From their remarkable lifespan to their unique shells, ocean quahogs provide an incredible window into marine climate history. The ocean quahog is a bivalve mollusk, meaning it has two hard shells ...
An Akwesasne artist making contemporary wampum belts says he thinks of strands of purple and white wampum beads as Morse code. The tubular beads made from quahog shells were used ornamentally or ...