That's going to cost us some serious wampum, dear.
Wampum
I have a wampum card from the Mohegan Sun Casino.
I'm all out of wampum. These dark purple shells will make the wampum necklace more valuable.
To symbolize what the people were like. Whom ever wore what kind of wampum belt.
well from what I hear they traded instead of wampum
no
they use wampum
yes it is called wampum
The Iroquois used wampum belts to tell things about the past. They were also used to remind people of the Great Peace.
The use of still drills to produce wampum significantly increased the supply of these shell beads, which were used as currency among Native American tribes and early European settlers. This oversupply diminished the intrinsic value of wampum, leading to inflation as more wampum was required to purchase goods and services. As wampum became less scarce, its status as a reliable medium of exchange weakened, further exacerbating inflationary pressures in the economy. Consequently, the devaluation of wampum disrupted trade and strained economic relations.
Wampum was a bead made from shells. For many years it was a key currency used in the colonial times. The purple ones were particularly prized, as there was only a small part of the shell that could be used to make them. Wealthy Indians and even colonists would wear belts and sashes of wampum. Actually, Wampums are money that some Native Americans use. Please note: Wampum or Wampum belts, were not used as money among Native American tribes as that was a European introduction where colonists used it as a medium of exchange (money). wampum was invented by the iroquis
The address of the Wampum Area Historical Society Inc is: 3384 State Route 18, Wampum, PA 16157-3610