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Noun Concept
Categories: Indigenous beadwork of the Americas, First Nations culture, Indigenous culture of the Northeastern Woodlands, Proto-writing, History of the Thirteen Colonies
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wampum  peag  wampumpeag  Bead money  Seawant
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Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency WordNet 3.0
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Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Wampum is a traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. Wikipedia
Traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of American Indians Wikidata
Small beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples. Wiktionary
IS A
beads
knotted record
LOCATION OF CREATION
North America
MATERIAL USED
seashell
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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wampum, peag, wampumpeag
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wampum
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Wampum
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wampum
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Bead money, Peag, Seawant, Sewan, sewant, Wampam, wampum belt, wampumpeag, zeewant, zewant

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