Wampum Shell 6mm Round Bead - 15-16 Inch Tools & Supplies It often also occurs with

It often also occurs with colors of rust

they are a celebration of color and change

They are all varieties of the mineral corundum

unique iridescent patinas (caused by centuries of burial)

white and gray within the primarily bright to deep blue or black stone

Wampum Shell 6mm Round Bead - 15-16 Inch Tools & Supplies It often also occurs withWampum 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.