Wampum Shell 5x10mm Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch Size_5x9-10x18mm featuring a naturally occurring center

featuring a naturally occurring center hole ("puka" in Hawaiian)

particularly in beaded bracelets

Hackmanite is the light pink to pale violet variety of sodalite

It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture

When the abalone shell is struck

Wampum Shell 5x10mm Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch Size_5x9-10x18mm featuring a naturally occurring centerWampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns. Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads.