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Wampum Quahog Shell Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Bracelet
 

Wampum Quahog Shell Native American Navajo Sterling Silver Bracelet

Manufacturer: Native American Navajo
SKU: NALB-09467
Price: $168.00
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Native American Indian Navajo handcrafted with Beautiful shades of lavender and purple with a hint of white sterling silver Link Bracelet. Quahog in a wonderful shell that is mostly white in color - the artist must cut and match to obtain these beautiful swirls of color. Native American Navajo Silversmith Hallmark MH. Bracelet has toggle clasp and is adjustable from 6 to 7 1/4 inch.

 

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Quahog Shell The shellfish that Rhode Islanders call a quahog possesses an impressive variety of names, and even the word "quahog" (which comes from the Narragansett Indian name "poquauhock") has an alternate spelling, "quahaug," and a number of pronunciations: KO-hog, KWO-hog, and KWA-hog. The quahog's scientific name, Mercenaria mercenaria, is derived from a Latin word meaning "wages" and was chosen because Indians used quahog shells to make beads that were used as money (called wampum). In much of the United States, quahogs are simply called "hard clams" or "hard-shell clams."

European traders and politicians, using beads and trinkets, often exploited gift exchange to gain Native American favor or territory. With the scarcity of metal coins in New England, Wampum quickly evolved into a formal currency after European/Native contact, it's production greatly facilitated by slender European metal drill bits. Wampum was mass produced in coastal southern New England. The Narragansetts and Pequots monopolized the manufacture and exchange of wampum in this area.

Quahogs can be found along the North American Atlantic coast from Canada's Gulf of Saint Lawrence to Florida, they are particularly abundant between Cape Cod and New Jersey.

  

 


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"The bracelet arrived and is just perfect. The info about measuring was very helpful. Thank you so much!"...O'Fallon, MO
"Just received the bracelet - it is everything I hoped it would be. Your info on a proper fit was very helpful, thanks"...Deming, New Mexico

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Customer Comments....
"Beautifully packaged for gift-giving, fast shipping, quality jewelry."...Boise, ID
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