Weetamoo wampum and beads. Only women of rank were allowed to produce "Girldes of wampom and beads", and Weetamoo's production of these items reinforced her status. Wampum belts would be strung together with shells and were often used among Native Americans to deliver messages accompanied by speeches. Many places in the White Mountains of New Hampshire are also named after her, such as Weetamoo Falls, Mount Weetamoo, the Weetamoo Trail (which includes Weetamoo Glen and Weetamoo Rock), and the Six Husbands Trail, a reference to her marriages. However, there is no evidence that Weetamoo ever went to the White Mountains, and
Powder glass beads imitating coral, blue beads were also highly valued. "Keta awuazi beads", originating from Nigeria or possibly Togo, were made in horizontal molds and mold marks are often evident along their sides. Keta awuazi beads are cylindrical in shape. Manufacture ceased during the 1940s. Krobo bead makers produced similar blue powder glass beads, using glass derived from cold cream jars to achieve the blue colouration. Mauritanian Kiffa beads are also manufactured through the wet core technique. Glass, which is finely crushed to a powder, is mixed with a binder such as saliva or gum arabic diluted in water. Decorations are made