Some Notes on the Manufacture of Wampum Prior to 1654
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Burggraf
American Antiquity, vol. 4, no. 1, July 1938, pp. 53-58
Description
Long Island excavations in the 1930's indicate that most wampum was produced less than 350 years ago. Methods and materials for making white and black wampum are discussed.