wampum pendants

[OnewiththewilD]

been working with quahog alot lately.these are what ive turned out this week(except one) it takes alot more work than you would think to get em" to look like this!pics dont really do the color justice.

[Adena]

Those are beautiful! If the pics don't do the color justice I can't imagine how they look in person. Keep up the lovely work!

[OnewiththewilD]

thanks ! their alot more viberant in hand,and ive since given them all a high polish and rubbed em" down with oil to seal em" up.the beads in the top pic are glass and the other ones are from a wild turkey bone i cut into sections.

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Jay, Good work on those. You need to shoot a few more turkeys: I like the bone beads.

[OnewiththewilD]

the small bones in a coyote foot make really good beads when cut into sections too.

[hudson]

Those are just to cool, there's nothing you can't do . Just awesome!

[OnewiththewilD]

not a pendant, but i recently got some imitation wampum (glass) beads.this is my first attempt at doin beadwork.i made a quick loom outta a piece of pine and some nails.it's all nice and tightly put together, but im sure anyone with any experiance with this stuff at all would quickly see all my dumb mistakes! i made it work though!i dont have a clue what im gonna do with it,i certainly aint gonna wear it! though it is long enough to be a wristband or something.its a little over 7 and a half inchs beadwise.maybe i'll tie it on my quiver?....

them globs inbetween the beads are wax from the simulated sinew.

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Jay, That's just the right length with the beads. Tie it around your neck.
Might have to use a little longer leathers.

[OnewiththewilD]

thanks mr. kelley! i dont think i'll be wearing that out in public though! :laugh: not where i live!

[5foot5]

WOW hmy:...those are amazing -and- beautiful..thanks 4 sharing hmy:

[CMD]

Jay, you would enjoy meeting Domingo, who has a storefront in Conimicut Village. If you are in Conimicut and see he looks open, stop in. He is a direct descendent of Conimicut, the granddaughter of Canonicus, Narragansett sachem. Domingo does great stuff with wampum.
Does not keep regular hours though.

http://www.nativesons.mysite.com/

[OnewiththewilD]

thanks charlie! i'll have to check it out next time im down that way.maybe he could give me some advice!

[Kentucky point]

Forgive me for posting about 6 years later, but how did you make those? Looks like a fun project for me. They look awesome, btw.

[Kentucky point]

Up in PA, near the Schuylkill and Loyalsock rivers I meant. It seems every river I come within 50 miles of, they all start flooding. HA!

[OnewiththewilD]

Quahogs are a salt water clam

[Kentucky point]

Well dagburnit, lol!

[Pointhead]

Jay those are sick!

[Tam]

You said you were working on this and got me motivated .
Learned how to knot a necklace ( like pearls ) made a Mala .
Ok those are impressive I must say . I can’t get over the turkey bone and how you got that to fit .
Really nice work Jay .