Quahog Shell Necklace with Feather Pendant

Description

This beautiful quahog shell necklace is hand carved with a heshi necklace (13″).  The length of the necklace can be adjusted, as we can add or remove some heshi shells. The pendant is carved into the shape of a feather (2″).

Wampum, a traditional shell bead for Eastern Woodland tribes used as money is made using quahog shells. Wampum is a tubular bead used for wampum belts and other items such as necklaces to solidify agreements.  For example, a person who wants to marry another might give a strand of some white wampum and quahog wampum. If the intended agrees to marry that person they would join the necklace in a circle, joining the strand together as a form of commitment or agreement. If they are not interested in marriage they would return the wampum as a strand, not joining the wampum together. See our other quahog shell items, including earrings and necklaces.