The purple edges of the quahog shell provided the material for the darker beads in wampum. (Clay Wollney) The Native Americans who once seasonally inhabited the shorelines of Staten Island came ...

The shells of the hard clam, or quahog as it was known to the Native Americans, are frequently found along the island's beaches. The name quahog is still used today, especially for the large adults.

"A big goal of the exhibit was the (Pequots) wanted to share the history of their people, but also reinforce the idea that Pequots are ... still here, despite everything that has happened to them." ...

BRATTLEBORO — It all starts by finding the right quahog shell. That's what Perley Murray, owner of Walks with Wolves Creations on Elliot Street, says about the process of creating wampum jewelry.

The shells of the large, hard-shelled clam were used by the Indigenous Narragansett people to make wampum. ... “Over the course of a quahog’s life there is a lot of uncertainty,” McManus said.

Shells are the source for wampum in an exhibit at the Cahoon Museum in Cotuit through April 16. March 30: “The Endurance of Wampum,” a free, virtual talk with Paula Peters, 4:30 to 6 p.m ...

Here's some quahog history. The word quahog comes from the Narragansett Indian name “poquauhock.” Naragansetts used quahog shells to make beads that were used as money (called wampum).

Native artists bridge past and present through creations of a Wampum belt and quahog shell jewelry. Generations of Native artistry on display in Martha's Vineyard and Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

And I now have discovered a site in Friendship, once used to process shells for trade; namely mother-of-pearl from horse mussel, and wampum from quahog shell. Something not seen before.

Made with quahog clam shells by artist Lydia Chavez, the long white-and-purple belt was put on display in the North Gallery on the fourth floor of the society's museum in Manhattan on Monday ...