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Strings or Belts with white or purple shells. They have a message.
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What is the purpose of the wampum?
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.
Why is wampum important to the Iroquois?
It was a belt used to tell stories.
What is the wampum belt?
Strings or Belts with white or purple shells. They have a message.
What are the importance of wampum belts?
The 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 th belt
What does it men when wampum was passed in the grand council?
They passed wampum when it was their turn to talk
What is the purpose of the wampum?
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.
What is the wampum belt used for?
The wampum belt was used by the Iroquois for trade, to tell stories, etc.
What are the most famous names of wampum belts?
-The Two Row Wampum Treaty -Wolf belt -Huron belt -Covanant belt
What are wampum used for?
it was used as a belt
Why did they use wampum belts?
To symbolize what the people were like. Whom ever wore what kind of wampum belt.
How does the wampum belt show collective identity?
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How did the Wampum Belt address collective identity?
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What is a sentence with wampum?
I'm all out of wampum. These dark purple shells will make the wampum necklace more valuable.
What is the meaning of the William Penn wampum belt?
the meaning is friendship
Why is wampum important to the Iroquois?
It was a belt used to tell stories.
What is the wampum belt?
Strings or Belts with white or purple shells. They have a message.
What are the characteristics of wampum belt?
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.
