1. Wampum
... against a steel plate on the operator's chest and nicely adjusted to the center of the shell, the drill was rotated by means of the common hand-bow. To clean the aperture (hole), the drill was dexterously withdrawn while in motion, and was cleared by the thumb and finger of the particles ... The instrument most often used in the creation of these belts was a simple loom constructed from a curved stick, but they were also made using a hand-held technique. A large number of weaving methods evolved by the 1700's, and small beads were also being added into the belts and other items (Prindle ....
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