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
For decorating on them such as the wampum belt, it is used as a belt. The wampum beads is used to make a necklace.
From: Eric N.
They were trade beads and used it for trade with colonist and fur trappers.
The Iroquois people invented wampum belts
The Iroquois Constitution was also known as the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois and the Six Nations. It was originally conveyed by wampum, but was translated into English later. The document consists of seventeen different categories.
well from what I hear they traded instead of wampum
The iThe importance of wampum belts is that they were used by the Iroquois nations ( Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, and the Oneida,) to represent their history , treaty confirmations and much more they were made out of small cylinder beads and were used to design the illustration wampum belts recorded the path of peace between all the nations the Tuscarora joined years after so they are not on the beltmportance of wampum belts is that they were used by the Iroquois nations ( Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, and the Oneida,) to represent their history , treaty confirmations and much more they were made out of small cylinder beads and were used to design the illustration wampum belts recorded the path of peace between all the nations the Tuscarora joined years after so they are not on the belt
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they use wampum
The Iroquois used wampum belts to tell things about the past. They were also used to remind people of the Great Peace.
The Iroquois people invented wampum belts
They were trade beads and used it for trade with colonist and fur trappers.
I think they valued there wampum and they valued respect.
Wampum was important to SOME American Indian. Some northeastern tribes used wampum belts as a monetary system to trade for furs or whatever was valued at the time. More importantly, those wampum belts would tell the family history of the maker.
Because they were used as money, ceremonial pledges and ornaments.
I think they valued there wampum and they valued respect.
The Iroquois Constitution was also known as the Great Law of Peace of the Iroquois and the Six Nations. It was originally conveyed by wampum, but was translated into English later. The document consists of seventeen different categories.
The characteristics of a wampum belt is it is made out of white and purple beads and made of certain kinds of seashell's. Each string or belt holds a different message. The use of wampum stings or belts suggested the seriousness of the message and the sincerity of whoever made it. A wampum keeper was responsible for caring for the wampum and reading it. The reader would pass this hand over top of it ,bead by bead using the texture top remind him of the event or treaties it recorded. Wampum keepers were chosen by the clan they trained at a young age younger then 12 to remember the information on the belts and tell it in a dramatic and poetic way. Iroquois women made the wampum belts.
To symbolize what the people were like. Whom ever wore what kind of wampum belt.
That's going to cost us some serious wampum, dear.