Purple Wampum/Quahog Shell 8mm Cross Beads, 16 Inch Strand
These are Purple on the front and white or cream on the back (see Pictures)
Wampum is a traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. It includes white shell beads hand-fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk shell and white and purple beads made from the quahog or Western North Atlantic hard-shelled clam.
