| 21. | "' Wampum "'are traditional shell beads of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of the indigenous people of North America.
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| 22. | Shell beads were used as money among the Chumash, and as a result microblades were a vital part of the Chumash economy.
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| 23. | Historically, American Indians used the quahog as a component in wampum, the shell beads exchanged in the North American fur trade.
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| 24. | This occurs with technology such as the manufacture of shell beads, arrows and hide working tools including needles, and gluing technology.
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| 25. | They often include a wide variety of shell beads and ornaments as well as frequently used everyday items such as stone and bone tools.
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| 26. | It must have originally belonged to a Native American of high social status, as it was manufactured from numerous valuable native shell beads.
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| 27. | Historically, American Indians used the knobbed whelk as a component in wampum, the shell beads exchanged in the North American fur trade.
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| 28. | Historically, American Indians used the channeled whelk as a component in wampum, the shell beads exchanged in the North American fur trade.
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| 29. | There were also other, generally smaller copper beads, conical decorations, and copper plaques, as well as shell beads and pendants.
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| 30. | These shell beads have been found at Native American-inhabited sites as far west as the Rocky Mountains, showing their value in trade.
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