Handcrafted Wampum hair barrettes are made from locally sourced wampum shells I find along the shores where I live. I collect, polish, and handmake them into barrette.

Each beautiful Wampum hair clip is made from local Buzzard’s Bay Wampum, I find in the form of quahog shells along local beaches. My wampum barrettes are made up of several pieces of polished wampum.

Locking barrette clips have tension tightness for various hair thickness when it clasps. The unique color patterns contains white and rare deep purple wampum as well as a some striped pieces. I took extra care in trying to vary the purples as much as possible.

Highly Polished for a brilliant long lasting shine.

My family tree includes both Mayflower Pilgrim and Native American ancestry. Samoset, who befriended the Pilgrims is my 11th great grandfather. It is my ancestry that often inspires my original artistic designs.

Approximately 3.5" long.
One of a kind. Unique Native American gift for her.

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HISTORY: I found each unique ocean tumbled piece along the beaches On Buzzards Bay. These pieces have been tumbled many years in the sand and surf giving it a smooth appearance. Wampum is the white purple parts of a Quahog Shell. Wampum is an Algonquian word for shell beads or string of shell beads. Throughout northeastern America, wampum was used for jewelry, gifts, communication, historical record of important events, religious ceremonies, and trade. It was the earliest form of currency known in North America. Its value was derived from the difficulty involved in producing bead from the Quahog, and the scarcity of suitable shells. In colonial North America, European colonists often used wampum as currency for trading with Native Americans.

Listing is for one Barrette.

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