The best years for the wampum business were between 1835 and 1866.

Wampum was also used to measure wealth and as gifts.

Is there not some more common form of wampum that you might consider?"

On the other, to do a negotiation you need some wampum."

Wampum is also durable and so could be carried over a long distance.

Wampum captured the 1958 and 1960 state championship in basketball.

Carriers often earned wampum for saying hard things, instead of taking the easy path.

The settlers even started using the Indian currency of wampum.

With stone tools, the process to make wampum was labor intensive.

Belts of wampum were not mass produced until after European contact.

The area was central to the production of Wampum, providing the resources necessary for its creation.

Another exhibit highlights the essential role of wampum in native American life.

One day they moved off some distance from the lodge for the purpose of hunting, having left the wampum with the woman.

The mark of authority one had when one carried wampum is an important thing.

Most wampum belts, for instance, are made of shells strung together.

Since there was no written language wampum is a very important means of keeping records and passing down stories to the next generation.

You're telling me they still use wampum up here?"

Joseph grunted, then said, "Need much wampum for hunt like this."

The only goods worth stealing would have been wampum.

Only the coastal nations had sufficient access to the basic shells to make wampum.

They carried a belt of wampum as part of this offer.

He stood some time before he missed his wampum.

A few days later the man goes back to the cathouse and says "Got wampum want woman!"

In New York, wampum beads have been discovered that date from before 1510.

Wampum belts are used to signify the importance of a specific message being presented.