In regards to wampum
Dentalium were used in making strings of wampum on the west coast of U.S. I
also believe that Oliva were either mixed in with Dentalium or clam wampum
strings. I have not seen or heard of a pure Oliva string. If anyone is
interested in seeing a string of Dentalium or clam shell wampum give me a
message and I will forward a scanned photo of what we have in our
collection.
Glenn
Glenn & Laura Burghardt
11424 Pioneer Ave., Oakdale, CA 95361
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