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Nobody invented wampum, it was simply a progression from ordinary shell beads that were almost certainly made by Paleo-Indians and perhaps even their Asiatic ancestors before the migrations into the Americas. There is evidence for early hominids making shell ornaments and tools from the very earliest times.
It is likely that wampumpeag and suckihogk (white and dark shell beads) were originally made for decoration and only later became items of value.
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What did the Iroquois invent?
The Iroquois people invented wampum belts
What is a sentence for wampum?
Wampum
What is a sentence with wampum?
I'm all out of wampum. These dark purple shells will make the wampum necklace more valuable.
Where is the Wampum Area Historical Society Inc in Wampum Pennsylvania located?
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I have a wampum card from the Mohegan Sun Casino.
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They passed wampum when it was their turn to talk
What is a wampum?
a wampum is beads weaved {white and purple} there like scarves but with beads on them
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1. Connect your ID to facebook for 5 wampum. 2. Invite your friend from facebok for wampum. 3. Buy it.
What was the main purpose of the wampum?
Wampum was money to the Native American culture...their medium of exchange.
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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
Why did they use wampum belts?
To symbolize what the people were like. Whom ever wore what kind of wampum belt.
