Saturday, November 9 at 1pm
$5 for Falmouth Art Center members and $7 for non-members, to be paid at the door.
Wampanoag tribe member Hartman Deetz will give a talk and demo on wampum jewelry.
Wampum belts were often worn by tribal leaders and designed to illustrate tribal stories and considered symbols of social status. The patterns of the white and purple beads told of important community events and values, and they serve to pass stories on to future generations.
This demonstration is being offered in conjunction with the exhibit Feathers to Fedoras: An Inside Look at Traditional to Contemporary Native Wear on display in the second floor classroom at the Falmouth Art Center from November 1 – 27.