Wampum, a purple and white bead, comes from Native American culture in the southern New England area. Allen Hazard of the Narragansett tribe has been making wampum from quahogs, or hard-shell clams, for the past 40 years. He's knowledgeable in both traditional and modern ways of making wampum, and he sells his handmade wampum jewelry at The Purple Shell in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Editor's note: An earlier version of this video contained an error that said wampum is a 45,000-year-old practice. It has since been corrected to say it is a 4,500-year-old practice. For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/thepurpleshellgifts/ https://www.fantasticumbrellafactory.com/OurStores.html MORE INSIDER VIDEOS: How A Native American Potter Uses The Tradition Of Horsehair Pottery | For The Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teJBP-R9O8A How ‘Shang-Chi’ Pulled Off A Seven Minute Fight On A Moving Bus | Movies Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eE5XlL5LDQ This Design Studio Creates Healing Spaces to Unite Community Members https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAz8zGmCWv4 ------------------------------------------------------ #Wampum #ForTheCulture #Insider Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insider/ Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider/ Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/4020934530 Movies Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Movies_Insider/9616609930 Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider How A Native American Artisan Keeps The 4,500-Year-Old Practice Of Wampum Alive | For The Culture