wampum

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Trina wears her wampum beads She fills her drawing book with line Sewing lace on widow’s weeds And filigree on leaf and vine.

From New York Times

The shells of the large, hard-shelled clam were used by the indigenous Narragansett people as wampum.

From Seattle Times

The Vatican insists the artifacts, including ceremonial masks, wampum belts and feathered headdresses, were gifts.

From Seattle Times

A pair of cases are devoted to items from the Nanticoke people, including a wampum belt and necklace featuring whelk and clam shells and a toy canoe crafted from pine needles and sinew.

From Washington Post

"The float's pathways symbolize the colors of the four directions, led by Grandmother Eastern Pine Tree, adorned by wampum shells of the water, & surrounded by sweetgrass, sassafras & wild berry plant relatives," according to Macy's.

From Salon