She has been designing jewelry made with quahog shells. By Jill Newman. Feb. 26, 2025. ... which they fashioned into beads called wampum to adorn ceremonial garments and, later, ...

Notice the beautiful wampum necklace, given to him by Wampineequin, Chief Sachem of the Massachusett/ Mattakeesett indigenous people.” (Courtesy Tommie Flynn) Ingredients.

It’s among the most precious wampum belts out there, but for more than a century since one man sold it – without permission from the community to which it belongs Two-Dog Wampum Belt to be ...

Ohio, and her increasingly successful ‘Mohawk Made’ jewelry. Mrs. White is a Mohawk Indian who learned traditional Indian crafts at her mother’s knee. In 1936 she married a ‘paleface’ metallurgist and ...

Vendors will offer a wide array of products, like sweetgrass, handcrafted Zuni and Navajo silver jewelry, Wampum jewelry, beadwork, Kachina dolls, pottery, and leatherwork.

On True Detective: Night Country, Reis stars opposite Jodie Foster as Trooper Evangeline Navarro, a Iñupiat and Dominican state trooper who is haunted by a missing woman case that was never ...

On Friday, the Wampum ’24 Funfest begins with the annual Car Cruise on Main Street in the heart of Wampum. That is just the beginning of the spectacular two-day event that includes music, fun ...

On Friday, the Wampum ’24 Funfest begins with the annual Car Cruise on Main Street in the heart of Wampum. That is just the beginning of the spectacular two-day event that includes music, fun ...

There could be as few as one bead on a necklace, or as many as 300. They called it wampum. The Dutch, who had come to settle on the western end of the island 15 years earlier, were already using ...

Wampum jewelry is prized for its beauty, and cultural artisans utilize new skills and technology to imbue each shell and bead with story and culture.

Gordell Wright has been making wampum jewelry, belts and beads for 13 years, mastering an art that has deep roots and significance in Shinnecock culture. CAILIN RILEY.

The 2023 Lowell Folk Festival (July 28-30) expects to welcome as many as 150,000 visitors to 3 days of music, dance, crafts, food, and family fun, celebrating a diverse range of folk arts. The ...