| 单词 | wampum |
| 例句 | Around his neck hung a pouch of tobacco, a long knife, and a thick chain of the prized white shell beads called wampum. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In addition to the spoken word, their communication methods include petroglyphs, wampum belts, and books with symbols painted on bark cloth. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z "The float's pathways symbolize the colors of the four directions, led by Grandmother Eastern Pine Tree, adorned by wampum shells of the water, & surrounded by sweetgrass, sassafras & wild berry plant relatives," according to Macy's. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: 8 new floats and balloons to watch out for this year 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Adamson offers the example of wampum, the lengths of patterned beadwork masterfully crafted by the Wampanoag in the Northeast, which were simultaneously a medium of communication and a form of currency. Made by Hand in America: A New Book Tells the Story of Unsung Artisans 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The English, appreciating the value of wampum solely as currency, tried to fashion the beads into American coinage, but found it too difficult and time-consuming. Made by Hand in America: A New Book Tells the Story of Unsung Artisans 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z “Too little value, too much time,” the criticism that Adamson says settlers leveled against wampum, still holds sway. Made by Hand in America: A New Book Tells the Story of Unsung Artisans 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z And some of your ingredients felt like home to me, such as the Quogue clam, then later it comes wampum, the first money. How to cook Native American cuisine at home with chef Freddie Bitsoie 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Many of his pieces are horizontal, recalling the forms of early panoramic art and the woven wampum belts that are a cultural touchstone of his people. Oyster Shoreline at ‘Greater New York’ Has a Pearl of a Message 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z “I was thinking of those little pins, lapel pins,” he said, “these cheap, shiny things like wampum. They seem to one side of the trade worthless and to the other side, priceless.” William Pope.L Makes Statements From the Fringes 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z In thinking about oyster shells, Michelson reflected on the cultural history of shells in Native art, from abalone jewelry to wampum belts used for diplomacy and incorporating hundreds of tiny shells. Oyster Shoreline at ‘Greater New York’ Has a Pearl of a Message 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The shells of the large, hard-shelled clam were used by the indigenous Narragansett people as wampum. In Rhode Island, a hunt is on for the reason for dropping numbers of the signature quahog clam 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z The Vatican insists the artifacts, including ceremonial masks, wampum belts and feathered headdresses, were gifts. Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z A pair of cases are devoted to items from the Nanticoke people, including a wampum belt and necklace featuring whelk and clam shells and a toy canoe crafted from pine needles and sinew. Seven local sites where you can explore the area’s Indigenous history 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z It was also their economic nerve center, with the salmon trading for all manner of goods from feathers to copper to wampum, beads crafted from shells. Columbia River’s salmon are at the core of ancient religion 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z “You can sense that that’s not where they belong and that’s not where they want to be,” she said of the wampum belts, war clubs and other items she documented with her phone camera. Vatican says they’re gifts; Indigenous groups want them back 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z At a museum, you learn about a treaty because the intriguing beads of a wampum belt drew you in. You have until Nov. 22 to visit these six Smithsonian museums. Here’s what to expect. 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z One of the most eye-catching commemoration projects is the exhibition of an ornate wampum belt, which is being created by more than 100 Wampanoag people. Mayflower 400 events could help recover lost Native American treasure 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, she found strings of wampum, the sacred white-and-purple shell beads. Researcher finds skull in Quaker library display case 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z “Everything is laid out in a hierarchical and linear fashion. Look at the aboriginal ways, from visual expression to the wampum belt, dances and oral storytelling. It’s not linear. Everything is based on the circle.” A College Built for Canadian Settlers Envisions an Indigenous Future 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z The symbols: The stripes are symbolic of the shield of the Dutch governor William Kieft, and the circle of wampum, of the American Indians. New York Today: Decoding Our Borough Flags 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z We’ve got one piece of wampum…It’s so much that you can’t keep it all in your mind,” Bill Savage said. Brothers find colonial artifacts on Virginia farm 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z They point to the two-row wampum belt which they have sported since striking a treaty with the Dutch 400 years ago. On the electoral war-path 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z As the alternative to wampum, credit cards are the most practical way to handle most transactions, and many customers are reluctant to sacrifice that convenience. Bezos Hires Carney: Former White House Spokesman To Lead Amazon Corporate Affairs 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z “Can you create prosperity by creating digital clouds of wampum?” Wampum Prosperity 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z A hobnail or a piece of wampum far exceeds it. Pat Buchanan Ignores The Underlying Reason Richard Nixon Was Forced To Resign 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z "Restore the wampum to his neck!" she cried, with a voice that thrilled the very marrow with its subdued fierceness, "or my blood rest on your soul!" The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z These words were confirmed by the presentation of a black war-belt of wampum, and the offer of a hatchet, which the Iroquois did not refuse to accept. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Around their necks are childish wampum, strings of Dandelion beads or Daisy chains. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z More wampum being spent on a given amount of stuff will stimulate production. Wampum Prosperity 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z That old gray colour came into his face again, and he lifted a belt from the table and studied it dreamily, picking at the wampum which glowed like a snake's skin in the sunshine. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "Will a string of wampum do?" he asked, feeling under the long hair on the dog's neck, and untying a fine and variegated thread of many-colored beads, worked exquisitely. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z Here he delivered a large belt of wampum. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The natives used both these shells to manufacture their wampum, or wampumpeag, the delicate inner wreath of the periwinkle being preferred. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z No, wampum may not create prosperity, but it may help it along. Wampum Prosperity 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z "So-yone-wes; sa-tea-na-wat; he has a long wampum belt; he holds it fast, sir," I said, cheerfully mixing the tongues of the Six Nations to piece out my symbol. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z If on some strange coast we should meet simple-minded people who have only wampum, perhaps even then we might make a trade. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Pontiac laid before him a large belt of wampum. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z There were little birchbark canoes, and whisk-broom holders, also made of bark, beaded moccasins, strings of wampum, and small beaded pocketbooks. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z The chief may offer to buy assets from members of the tribe with wampum he ran off on the xerox machine back in the big teepee. Wampum Prosperity 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Then Sir William drew from his girdle a belt of wampum, so white that, in the starlight, it shimmered like virgin silver. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Their dress did not differ much from that of those Indians, and they wore the same strings of wampum in their ears. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z He wore moccasons of the most elaborate pattern, and a sash plentifully garnished with beads and wampum. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z When I come again I will have a belt of wampum. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z Nevertheless, nominal wampum income should rise and stimulate more production and income generation. Wampum Prosperity 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Then a quiver swept through me like an icy wind; with a pang I remembered my mission and the wampum pledges, the boast and the vow to Sir William. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Some had strings of wampum in their ears, but the greater part of them strings of white or blue glass beads, and round their necks an elegant, and frequently broad necklace, embroidered with white beads. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z And once, it is said, he raised the wampum belt as if about to give the signal of attack. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The hunter was much ashamed, but he would not give back the wampum. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z Memory is assisted by visible signs; whence the art of writing,—in its usefulness so far beyond the Indian’s wampum belts. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z You know you've a belt full of gold, a string of good wampum in your sack, and as pretty a rifle as ever I saw. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Plumes were floating from their scalp-locks; their heads and breasts were painted with vermilion, and long strings of wampum hung from their necks and mutilated ears. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z His light-footed messengers, with their wampum belts and gifts of tobacco, visited many a lonely hunting camp in the gloom of the northern woods, and called chiefs and warriors to attend the general meeting. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z I will give you enough wampum to fill your heart," said the elk, "but you must do just as I tell you. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z Graeber is a 50-year-old anthropologist—among the brightest, some argue, of his generation—who made his name with innovative theories on exchange and value, exploring phenomena such as Iroquois wampum and the Kwakiutl potlatch. The Anti-Leader of Occupy Wall Street 2011-10-27T03:35:40Z Relics from pioneer times figure largely; among the rest, arrow-heads and tomahawks, pipes and belts of wampum, adding to the odd collection, and suggesting all manner of horrors to those who delight in Indian history. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z His ears and nose were pierced and hung with silver rings, his face, head, and body were painted, and he was adorned with a breechcloth, chains of beads, a belt of wampum, and silver armlets. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z Pontiac will demand to hold a council; and after he has delivered his speech, he will offer a peace-belt of wampum, holding it in a reversed position. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z There you will find a cave full of wampum. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z To render his speech to the nation more impressive, he set up in their midst a great pole forty or fifty feet in height, from the top of which a wampum belt was suspended. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z From her painted cincture hung her war-sporran,—a narrow cascade of pale blue wampum barred with scarlet and lined with winter weasel. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z As the Indians used wampum and the early settlers of Virginia, tobacco, so the pioneers of Kentucky used the skins of wild animals as their first currency. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z In the evening, messengers arrived from Fort Duquesne, with a string of wampum from the commander; upon which they all came together in the house where we lodged. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He put so many strings of wampum around his neck and shoulders that he could hardly walk. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z He threw down a second fathom of wampum, to oblige the medicine men no more to invoke demons for the cure of diseases, but to use natural remedies. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z Nick had cooked dinner—parched corn and trout, which we caught in the brook with one of my fish hooks and a red wampum bead from my moccasins tied above the barb. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z The messengers came laden with belts of wampum, each of which had its own special significance, yet for several days they kept silence. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z With the tobacco or the belt of wampum, presents are not unfrequently sent to conciliate the good will of the tribe whose alliance is sought. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He broke a great string of wampum and threw it to the storm winds, but the storm winds only laughed. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z The rest of the skins will be little enough to clothe the women and children, and buy wampum. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z The Holder of Heaven has flung a red wampum belt between Oneida and Canienga! The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z He's our greatest authority on the demonetization of wampum. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z On this occasion, tobacco was the token borne by the messengers, as wampum is not in use among the tribes of that region. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The hunter dug it out, and beneath it was a cave full of wampum. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z Strings of wampum beads in curious devices were about her neck, and the end of a long rich scarf or girdle which she wore lay on the ground beside her. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z La," said she, "you vie with Hiakatoo yonder in Mohawk finery, Jack,—all beads and thrums and wampum. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Her hands were forming the beautiful wampum belt. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z When a wampum belt was sent to summon the tribes to join in war, its color was always red or black, while the prevailing color of a peace-belt was white. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The hunter put both of his hands into the wampum and played with it. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z Let its current move them southward, while we turn back to the valley whence these strings of wampum came. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z He spoke of life and love and home, "Much of wampum, many blankets", Together many years to roam Safely onward through the seasons. Legend of Barkhamsted Light House A Tale from the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut 2011-08-03T02:00:11.913Z And he did so, and put on them the medals, and ear-rings, and strings of beads, and breast-plates of wampum, until each had something. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z Tobacco was sometimes used on such occasions as a substitute for wampum, since in their councils the Indians are in the habit of constantly smoking, and tobacco is therefore taken as the emblem of deliberation. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z From a little bag she now produced a wampum belt, explaining that it was made of twisted periwinkle shells strung on hemp. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z That is a great deal; but wampum grows scarce, and silver never rusts. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z For example, if a man pays away his wampum, or his yams, or his arrow-heads to a magician for professional services, it follows that he does believe in magic. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Around her waist was belted a short frock of dressed deer-skin, which fell in folds about her knees, and was ornamented around the fringed border with beads and wampum. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z The kicking about of the wampum belt is the usual indication of contempt for the message of which the belt is the token. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Furthermore, the Madame stated she had a shed built in her back yard, so that the Indian squaws could make brooms and string wampum, which they, too, sold on market day. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The shells were not wasted by the Indians—they were used for medicine, ornaments, and wampum was made from the purple edges of the clams. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z With shovels in hand they went about the delightsome task of uncovering the dead, with the hopes of finding wampum, arrowheads, pottery or any other relics which might have been buried with their owner. The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z Upon her head she wore a rude crown, composed of a wampum belt tightly encircling her brows, and surmounted by a circlet of the plumes of the kingfisher, facing outwards at the top. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z The uses of wampum will be described hereafter. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z This trade brought in silver, and wampum ceased to be the medium of exchange. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The early settlers also used the Indian wampum as a medium of exchange. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Horses' tails, beads, wampum and a variety of paints were also used by way of decoration. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z The hair of their heads is managed differently; some pluck out and destroy all, except a lock hanging from the crown of the head, which they interweave with wampum and feathers of various colours. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z For the nature and uses of wampum, see note, ante, p. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z With the passing of furs and wampum, the Indian became less and less useful to the white man, who looked upon him with contempt. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The dark wampum, which was made from the black or purple part of the shell, had twice the value of the white. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Earrings and wampum necklaces were worn, and yellow stripes adorned breast and shoulders. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z You must ride north soon to carry the white wampum and a peace talk. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Neyon at length grew angry, kicked away the wampum belt, and demanded if he could not hear what was said to him. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z There are two belts of wampum," he said, and the Indians crowded closer about him; "you know what they mean. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Much of this wampum was made by tribes who manufactured and carried on commerce. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Articles of value, silver ornaments and wampum belts, were cast into the pool and Ce-zhaw-yen-hau was chosen to call up the spirit. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z I took the wampum belt for the old chief to the powwow between the Indians and the British, and I found I could do nothing. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z In the mean time, Pontiac had caused his squaws to construct a belt of wampum of extraordinary size, six feet in length, and four inches wide. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z With a quick gesture the chief drew from his long robe of white bear's skin two wampum belts—the peace and war belts—and flung them with haughty and insulting air upon the table. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z The most common wampum, made of white shell, was called rhoanoke. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z He famously railed against his peers’ use of junk bonds, deriding them as “wampum.” DealBook: Philanthropy Is Given Focus by Brain Cancer 2011-05-24T01:04:22Z He had stayed to save her, to argue with old Kahtoo, and carry the wampum and a talk to a big council with the British. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z A stir in the woman's garments that shook all its wampum fringes, deceived the boy, or he would have known that she was dead. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z "Tokeah," replied the Indian, misunderstanding Major Copeland's words, and taking a leather bag from his wampum belt, "will willingly pay what the white chief claims for food and drink given to the White Rose." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z In old records wampum was sometimes referred to as "a chain of pearl." The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The natives of the coast are fond of it as ornament, and among them strings of dentalium shells serve for money just as wampum did in the east. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z You carry the white wampum to a council. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z The Indian woman went into the edge of the woods, and built herself a bark wigwam; she gathered shells from the beach and strung them into wampum, which was money, as gold is now. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z These were meant for wampum, badges, or other Woodcraft trinkets. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z The English went so far as to import imitation wampum of white porcelain for sale to the Indians. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Among the Algonkin and Iroquois tribes broad belts or bands of wampum were neatly woven. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z The white chief McGee sent me a wampum belt and a talk. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Sometimes she got a chance to speak to her child, to give her a bit of wampum, or a tiny basket to pick whortleberries in; and this was all the happiness she asked. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Around her neck, and falling upon her gently swelling bosom, were many ingeniously wrought ornaments of wampum and silver—and around her wrists, bracelets of the same materials. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z His tunic, embraced by the bright wampum sash, hung well and gracefully; and the close-fitting leggings of scarlet cloth displayed the perfect sweep of his limbs. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Among the Iroquois and some eastern Algonkins, they used, as we shall see, wampum belts to help remember the details of treaties or of important events. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z Next morning he stood in the centre of their ringed warriors with the tasselled shirts of his riflemen massed behind him, released the captive chiefs, and handed them the bloody war belt of wampum. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z The warm crimson, that lined his robe of dressed deer-skin, and the many colored wampum that bordered and fringed it, glowed richly in the moonlight. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z The moccasins she had worn on the previous day—the Indian beads, wampum, and other ornaments of native origin, were nowhere to be seen. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z The heads of many were covered with broad fillets of embroidered wampum, out of which stood the wing plumes of the king vulture, or the gossamer feathers of the sand-hill crane. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z There were two kinds of wampum—white and purple. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z Each chief answered in turn, and each cast forward his wampum until only Erskine, who had sat silent, remained, and Pontiac himself turned to him. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z The lad was dressed in a deer-skin tunic, trimmed so richly with wampum that it rattled like a hail storm as he fled. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z They made patterns of bright feathers and strung wampum about the rims. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z The gorgeous wampum belt encircled their waists, behind which were stuck their long knives, tomahawks, and, in some instances, pistols, glittering with a rich inlay of silver—relics left them by the Spaniards. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z It is true woven work of the same sort as the famous wampum belts, of which we shall speak later. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z In our settlement we use strings of wampum for currency. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Another string of black wampum announced that the war-chiefs and braves of the Miamis held the hatchet in their hand, ready to strike the French. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z The other two were similarly dressed, with the exception of the wampum and the feathers. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z Some, instead of the Indian wampum, encircled their waists with the Spanish scarf of scarlet silk, its fringed extremities hanging square with the skirt of the tunic, adding gracefulness to the garment. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z So wampum was used as a medium of exchange; it was really the money of the eastern Indians. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z All of you know the reason of this belt of wampum being left at this place. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z A shell and a string of black wampum were given to signify the unity of heart; and that, though it was darkness to the westward, yet towards the sun-rising it was bright and clear. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z No sooner had he tasted of the fiery drink, than he offered all his wampum for a dram; and subsequently parted with everything he possessed, even his rifle and his blanket, for more. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z With these he wore a wampum belt, and a fillet encircled his head, above which rose erect three plumes from the tail of the king vulture—which among Indians is an eagle. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z To do honor to the occasion and his mission he dressed in native costume that night with wampum belt, girdle, tomahawk and knife. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z This Red Swan you are following, is the daughter of a magician, who has plenty of every thing, but he values his daughter but little less than wampum. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z This is placed symbolically in this tale in wampum, the most sacred of all objects known to these tribes, and its acquirement is the work of the Indian Mudjikewis or heir. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z He had a magnificent embroidered belt of wampum, from which hung his scalping-knife and pouch. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z It is curious to learn, too, that just as European misers hoard up gold and silver coins, the richer Indian chiefs secrete piles of wampum beads, having no better means of investing their superfluous wealth. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z A tall majestic figure stood gazing at him: a grave, sorrowful Indian, feathered and tufted, habited only in buckskin leggings, and girdled by a belt of wampum. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z The young magician amply repaid him, for his kindness and bravery, by various kinds of wampum, robes, and all such things as he had need of to make him an influential man. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z When the pale-face drives off the pale-face, there is a treaty; they have smoked together, and given wampum, and signed a paper. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The old chief wore a quantity of wampum, but was otherwise undistinguished, except by his fine head and acute features. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z This is the stitch used by the Indians in making the baskets which they ornamented with feathers, wampum, shells and beads. Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care 2011-01-06T03:00:45.093Z Several rows of wampum were hung around the neck and waist, and the whole dress was such as an Indian chief would put upon his princess. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z Then the Big Spirit shows him a stick, or a stone, or any sort of triflin' common thing, which is to be his medicine, his wampum, the charm which guards him, hunting, or in war. A Man in the Open They had not smoked together, and given wampum, and signed a paper. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Before I went down I had thrown a chain of wampum round my neck, which seemed to please them. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z To effect this, it is not necessary that the war-whoop should ring in every line, and every page be rife with scalps, tomahawks, and wampum. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow You might have seen Red Indians, and wigwams, and medicine men, and 'robes of fur and belts of wampum,' like it talks of in 'Hiawatha.' Bosom Friends A Seaside Story However, Frank at once made the wolf-ear sign which showed them that he was a Pawnee, while I held up the wampum belt intrusted to me by Pike. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois He had plenty of wampum, and wore many medals. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Few of the white gamblers, who had come to fleece the Indians with their special style of confidence games, cared to risk their coin against Indian ponies or wampum. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter He concluded by presenting the indispensable document in Indian diplomacy, a string of wampum. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Several skeletons have been exhumed here within a few years, and the usual variety of relics found, such as hatchets, wampum, beads, &c. The Journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York Continental Regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's Campaign Against the Western Indians With an Introduction, Copious Historical Notes, and Maps of the Battle-field of Newtown and Groveland Ambuscade I held up the wampum belt, and answered briefly: "I come in friendship from the war chief of the great white father at Washington." A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois The tomahawk was again buried, and the wampum belts of peace again delivered, to brighten the silver chain of friendship. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia "The costliest wampum made the chief then, as nowadays, I suppose." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 They bore a speech from that sachem to Washington, and another, with a belt of wampum for the governor of Virginia. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Our circulating medium was shells,—wampum you would name it. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making He motioned me to hand the gifts to the warrior in the stern of the canoe, and when I turned again to him, he held out a beautifully wrought belt of wampum. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois American Indians used their wampum, and African tribes employed peculiar shells. Rural Health and Welfare He put on the belt of wampum and returned to his own people, who were proud of him and cried out with one voice that the West-wind should be given him to rule. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow A short smock, made of dressed deer-skin, which reached only to her knees, and was tightly fitted around the waist with a belt of wampum, but scantily concealed the swelling of her lovely bosom. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion He had a mantle of blue broad cloth, lined with crimson, made long and full, hanging over one shoulder, and confined at the waist by a wampum belt. The Travellers A Tale. Designed for Young People. Did we not make our peace and smoke our pipe and give our belts of white wampum and sign names to the treaty we made with the white English? The Story of Old Fort Loudon An Indian maiden educated to make “monoodah,” or Indian bags, birch dishes and moccasins, to lace snowshoes, string wampum belts, sew birch canoes and boil the kettle, was esteemed a lady of fine accomplishments. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 In his hand was a heavy war-club, and he wore a shirt of shining wampum that would keep out an arrow and break the force of any blow. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow Some of them wore frocks of buckskin, and leggins of bright-colored cloth, ornamented with strings of wampum, tin trinkets and glass beads, that jingled with every motion of the wearer. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 And he gave the chief a pledge of wampum. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women There was another wampum belt, with flags worked into it, and a small belt with a star. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters Washington honored the Indians with letters accompanied by belts of wampum, after the approved Indian fashion. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 For Hiawatha's arrows could not pierce Pearl-Feather's shirt of wampum, and he could not break it with the blows of his magic mittens. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow Closely associated with these were tallies, or notched sticks, and wampum, or strings of colored shells or beads arranged in various designs. Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 After each promise of good-will he passed out a broad belt of wampum, until the line upon which the belts were hung was sagging with more than fifteen. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women There was a large wampum belt of black and white beads woven into figures of persons and animals and flowers. Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters In order to impress the Indians with the importance of the message the delegates who bore it were furnished with an immense belt of wampum of 1500 pieces. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 He wore a white shirt of doeskin, fringed with ermine and covered with beads of wampum. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow Ah, me! when I parted from him, 345Round my neck he hung the wampum, As a pledge, the snow-white wampum, O my sweetheart, my Algonquin! The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem And soon loosening his belt of wampum, he dropped that also. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women Sometimes a shell, as a cowrie of India or the wampum of the American Indian, was used for this purpose. History of Human Society During the next four weeks there were formal conferences with the Indians with the usual harangues, exchange of wampum belts and other ceremonies, in all of which the American agent appeared to advantage. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 SEE the Star of Evening!" cried Iagoo; "see how it shines like a bead of wampum on the robes of the Great Spirit! The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow Then he stripped the shirt of wampum 250From the back of Megissogwon, As a trophy of the battle, As a signal of his conquest. The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem They were attired in hunting-shirts, open in front, and showing the naked breast down to the wampum girdle, to which a second garment, reaching to the knee, was attached. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 Tally was kept at first with wampum shells or little sticks; then with bits of lead melted from teachests and stamped with the initials of the fort. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) Belts of wampum were exchanged, and the calumet of peace was passed forthwith between the followers and colleagues of De Callières and the painted chiefs of a dozen tribes. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France He saw many other dead men struggling under heavy burdens of food and skins and wampum that their friends had given them to use in the Land of Spirits, and they groaned beneath their burdens. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow And her lovers, the rejected, 60Handsome men with belts of wampum, Handsome men with paint and feathers, Pointed at her in derision, Followed her with jest and laughter. The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem "Two large belts of wampum were sent from the council to the different nations, holding that they should unite and be at peace with each other." The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 I have made peace with much wampum with the Father of the French. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield Armed with gifts and belts of wampum, he set out fearlessly to face his former tormentors. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France By that time the clever, lucky Pau-Puk-Keewis had won everything they owned—deerskin shirts, wampum, pipes, ermine robes and all sorts of weapons, and he chuckled to himself. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow But she said: 'I care not for you, 65Care not for your belts of wampum, Care not for your paint and feathers, Care not for your jest and laughter; I am happy with Osseo!' The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem That the Shawnees had determined to give the two branches of wampum back, and to send Gamelin to Detroit, or detain him twenty days until an answer could be received from the British. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 This was beautifully decorated with belts of wampum from the waist upward. King Philip Makers of History For a short time the wampum saved him, but he was soon obliged to return to Quebec. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France I will risk all the wampum and the fur robes, everything that I have won, against the nephew of Iagoo—that young man who is standing yonder. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow Powhatan, after some deliberation, looking on his daughter with tenderness, presents her with a string of white wampum. The Indian Princess La Belle Sauvage He presented each tribe with two branches of wampum, and began his friendly speeches before the French and English traders who had been invited to be present. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 The illustrious chieftain, coming up to Captain Church, presented him with three magnificent belts of wampum, gorgeously embroidered with flowers, and pictures of beasts and birds. King Philip Makers of History The second day of the visitation was marked by a solemn conclave of the chiefs and the officers of Fort St. Louis—a smoking pow-wow for the exchange of compliments and wampum. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France "The game is mine!" cried Pau-Puk-Keewis, smiling as he rose and looked about him, and heaped all the robes and feathers and wampum and weapons in the arms of Iagoo's nephew, now a slave. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow Danton hurried away, and Menard turned to the largest of the three Indians, who wore the brightest blanket, and had a peculiar wampum collar, decorated in mosaic-like beadwork. The Road to Frontenac They presented the Miamis with a large string of wampum, but this was refused. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 A turban composed of girdles of wampum ornamented his head, while broad belts of wampum passed over his shoulders and encircled his waist. King Philip Makers of History Gave him store of skins and wampum, Promised all his greed demanded, If he would restore the maiden, Break the spell which held her spirit. The White Doe The Fate of Virginia Dare And her lovers, the rejected, Handsome men with belts of wampum, Handsome men with paint and feathers, Pointed at her in derision, Followed her with jest and laughter. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow He seemed to remember such a wampum collar as the Long Arrow wore. The Road to Frontenac Where is my wampum that you took away with the marks of towns on it? From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services In his rapid flight he threw off his blanket, his silver-laced coat, and his belt of wampum, so that nothing remained to obstruct his sinewy and finely-moulded limbs. King Philip Makers of History They took his fore-lock and his teepee and his last string of wampum. The Prairie Child But she said: 'I care not for you, Care not for your belts of wampum, Care not for your paint and feathers, I am happy with Osseo!' The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow A big fellow, with a rather noticeable wampum collar. The Road to Frontenac This wampum I do not know, which you have discharged me off the land with; but you need not put yourself to the trouble of speaking, for I will not hear you. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services What invertebrate was eaten by the Indians and its shell used in making wampum? Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts So anxious was Berkeley to secure his submission that he promised him, not only his pardon, but part of the wampum his men had taken from the Indians. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 No; it is a bead of wampum On the robes of the Great Spirit, As he passes through the twilight, Walks in silence through the heavens. The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow His blanket shall be the brightest in Onondaga; his many clothes, his knives, his hatchets, his collars of wampum shall have no equal. The Road to Frontenac He also delivered a string of wampum to this chief, which was sent by King Shingiss, to be given to Kustalogo, with orders to repair to the French and deliver up the wampum. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services They are very proud, and delight in trinkets, such as silver plates round their wrists and necks, with several strings of wampum, which is made of cotton, interwoven with pebbles, cockle-shells, &c. The Red True Story Book Bacon led his men back in triumph, bringing forty-five prisoners, and stores of wampum, skins, furs, and English goods. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 Gradually he amassed large savings in hiaqua, the little perforated shell which was the most valued form of wampum, the Indian's money. The Book of the National Parks And the message of the wampum belt, too, we shall 73 know. The Road to Frontenac Even the gay wampum belt spoke of an ease and comfort to which the young French soldier's stiff sword-belt could not pretend. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France Such rudimentary wergild was often reckoned in wampum, or strings of beads made of a kind of mussel shell, and put to divers uses, as personal ornament, mnemonic record, and finally money. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Don’t think for a moment I would hide behind my father’s trade wampum. A Virginia Scout The presents which Penn offered were received in sincerity, and with hearty friendship they gave the belt of wampum. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad The Long Arrow was in front, in full war-paint, and wearing the collar of wampum beads. The Road to Frontenac Wondering what was to come next I watched him attentively, and saw him stealthily tie the end of a long wampum belt to the stump of one of the iron window stanchions. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France "We must learn that of a surety for ourselves; two warriors among them are the same that gave us the wampum and blankets for the pale-face boy." Footprints in the Forest Then with calm pride she unfastened several strings of white wampum from around her slender waist and holding them up simply said: “My father’s belts.” A Virginia Scout He wore a girt of wampum, nor Need had he of other raiment; For form erect, and sinewy frame And kindling eye, bespoke the garb Of manhood. Indian Legends of Minnesota For each he had a wampum girdle to hold while he talked, and to leave for a remembrance. Heroes of the Middle West The French I had more than once noticed her at work over a wampum belt, as if she had a hankering after her old life. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France He assured Deerfoot of the truth, adding that the taller was the one who handed over the wampum, and who showed such a willingness to draw the Sauks into a fight without waiting for provocation. Footprints in the Forest Take blankets and beads to the Wyandots and watch them hang up white wampum. A Virginia Scout Thus spoke Pontiac, and thus spoke his messengers, who with war belts of black and red wampum and hatchets smeared with blood sought out the villages of the Algonquins. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola He had been laying his plans all winter, and sending huge black and purple wampum belts of war, and hatchets dipped in red, to rouse every native tribe. Heroes of the Middle West The French That stringy, iridescent veil of rose, scarlet, and gold wampum on the naked body was de fantasie; the belt and knife-sheath pure Huron. The Reckoning He was a friend of Deerfoot; he went among the Sauks, but his friend was not there; he was told that he had been bartered for wampum and blankets and beads to the Pawnees. Footprints in the Forest In one hand he held up a string of white wampum. A Virginia Scout While speaking in the council he would suddenly turn the wampum belt that he held in his hand. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola The Illinois gladly gave him a wampum girdle and sent a young Indian with him. Heroes of the Middle West The French There is one other Stronger and fleeter, Bearing no wampum, Wearing no war-paint, Ruler of councils, Chief of the war-path,— Who can gainsay him, Who can defy him? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 The chief took from beneath his blanket four magnificent belts of wampum, two of which he handed to the sub-chief and two to the renegade. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand The shells of these clams are used by the Indians as money, and make what they call their wampum; they likewise serve their women for an ornament when they intend to appear in full dress. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) He thought of the English who stood ready to avenge any harm done to their brothers; of his own race dependent on the white men for rum, for wampum, for guns and powder and bullets. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola But he held the wampum belt aloft and spat the blood out of his mouth. Heroes of the Middle West The French He once had a wampum cap which was fastened to his scalp. Thirty Indian Legends He knew the significance of wampum belts and he could guess why these seven men had departed so swiftly. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand When he concludes his oration, he throws a wampum belt on the ground, which is respectfully lifted up by some warrior of high renown, who is judged worthy of being second in command. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) All day the fumes of the peace-pipe filled the hall, and threats and promises were made, and sealed with long strings of wampum. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola The tribes could not rush through the closed gates at Pontiac's signal, which was to be the lifting of a wampum belt upside down, with all its figures reversed. Heroes of the Middle West The French She said the only thing that would cure her was this cap of wampum and that the sight of it would make her better at once. Thirty Indian Legends The oldest son, a grown man, was a very dark Indian, decorated with wampum. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California The wampum belts are made with great care and some taste. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) He set his squaws to work on a wampum war belt, broad and long, containing symbols of the forty-seven tribes which belonged to his confederacy. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola "The English are willing to make peace with him, if he recalls all his wampum belts of war." Heroes of the Middle West The French Around his neck was a belt which contained the wampum. Thirty Indian Legends Among other things found at this house were several beads of the old shell wampum, of whose use the Cherokees have now lost even the recollection. The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 301-398 These wampums are properly made of the purple part of the shells, which the Indians value more than the white parts. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) He then offered six wampum belts, in token that his followers owned themselves beaten, and begged for mercy. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America She came dressed in simple Indian costume, ornamented with wampum, wearing fawn-skin moccasins embroidered with the quills of the porcupine; her long flowing dress was decked with roses. The Forest King Wild Hunter of the Adaca The wampum was very heavy, so they had to take turns in carrying it. Thirty Indian Legends "Paleface pay out much wampum to get um cut every day." Greener Than You Think On great and solemn occasions, belts of wampum were used as aid to recollection whenever a conference was held with a neighboring tribe, or a treaty or compact is negotiated. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) The new orator presented a wampum belt, expressed a wish for peace, and said that his people wished the English to extend their settlements as far as they had formerly done. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America Her dress was covered with wampum, and her moccasins ornamented with bead-work stars that reflected their dazzling light. The Forest King Wild Hunter of the Adaca Thereupon Cheeseekau halted his men and dispatched two messengers with a packet of tobacco and a belt of wampum to signify his friendly intent. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada If you love your women and children, receive the belt of wampum I present you. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky It is supposed that in the above account the French misunderstood the natives or were imposed upon by them; and there is no doubt that the "valuable substance" described by Cartier was the Indian wampum. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) With him came seven women, meant as a peace-offering, all painted and adorned with wampum. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America A solemn smoking of pipes, passing of wampum, feasts and dances. A Little Girl in Old Quebec The runner distributed presents of bright-coloured beads and other ornaments among the women of the tribe, and to Shaubena he delivered a belt of wampum with Tecumseh's message. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada Having finished his speech, Piankashaw presented Mr. Dalton with three strings of blue and white wampum as the seal of peace. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky But generally sewan prevailed among the Dutch, and wampum among the English. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Dinner being over, he presented to the Admiral two pieces of gold, and a curiously-worked belt, evidently the wampum still employed by the North American Indians as a token of peace. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold Rose wandered about, sometimes to the settlement, watching the busy women dressing skins, making garments, cutting fringes, and embroidering wampum for the braves. A Little Girl in Old Quebec Runners bearing belts of white wampum were at once dispatched by the Indians to inform Lord Dunmore, who was now encamped not far from the Shawnee settlement, of their desire for peace. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada Mr. Dalton then presented Piankashaw, the chief of the leading tribe assembled in council, with a belt of blue and white wampum. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky Other species besides the wampum and suckáuhock crept into local use among the different tribes. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Having presented a broad belt of wampum and a wooden mask, the eyes, nose, and tongue of which were of gold, he requested that the ships would come off the town where the cacique resided. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold But some of the dressed deerskins were still hanging and there were festoons of wampum, curiously made bead and shell curtains interspersed with gun racks, great moose horns and deer heads, and antlers. A Little Girl in Old Quebec Runners continually passed to and fro, bearing pipes and belts of wampum from tribe to tribe. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada A belt of wampum closes the tunic on her waist, exhibiting the globular developments of a full-grown bosom and the undulating outlines of a womanly person. The Scalp Hunters Here, as elsewhere, the cylindrical wampum was the standard, and the dearest to the Indian of all his treasures. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Next day, notwithstanding the above occurrence, when a large party went on shore, the cacique who ruled over the neighbourhood came down to meet them, and sent a wampum belt as a token of amity. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold He held some curious secrets, he had the wampum belt that he could produce, as if by magic. A Little Girl in Old Quebec The powerful Wyandots, keepers of the great wampum belt of tribal union, turned to the Prophet. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada If the encampment were searched now, no stained feathers would be found; no beads or belts of wampum; no breech-clouts, bows, or quivers; no tomahawks or spears. The Death Shot A Story Retold The Narragansetts were themselves great producers, and tradition claimed for their tribe the honor of the invention of wampum. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia You mix clinkers, wampum and spelf in equal quantities and condense the compound by hydraulic pressure. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 Savignon had been tracing this and that clew, and presently came upon a piece of wampum, with a curious Huron design at one end. A Little Girl in Old Quebec Plenty to do before we overhaul our pathfinder, and find out if he secured the wampum belt. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot Assuredly six generations before the pale-faces appeared, ye smoked the redstone pipe together, giving white wampum to show that war would cease. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette Hazard, in his collection of state papers, states, that the Narragansetts frequently compelled large tributes in wampum from the Long Island Indians. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia But he later found out that the Foxes had sent wampum and tobacco to the bands of Wabasha and Little Crow, asking them not to stand in the way of any movements they might make. Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 Contributions at first were not collected by the deacons, but the entire congregation, one after another, walked up to the deacons' seat and placed gifts of money, goods, wampum, or promissory notes in a box. Home Life in Colonial Days The narrative is confirmed by the evidence of contemporary wampum records, and by written memorials in the native tongue, one of which is at least a hundred years old. Hiawatha and the Iroquois Confederation A Study in Anthropology. A Paper Read at the Cincinnati Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in August, 1881, under the Title of "A Lawgiver of the Stone Age." Where the Indian Autumn skies Paint the woods with wampum dyes. The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad Its Projectors, Construction and History From Sewan-Hacky down the Atlantic coast and along the gulf, the shaded covers and quiet banks were doubtless dotted with wampum manufactories, for there was a great demand constantly to be met. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Wabasha accepted the wampum but Little Crow came to the fort to make known the danger. Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 The wampum belts performed an important part in the declaration of war or peace, and the pipe was equally effective in the deliberations of council and in the profession of amity. Canada The evidence of sepulchral relics shows that wampum was known to the mysterious moundbuilders, as well as in all succeeding ages. Hiawatha and the Iroquois Confederation A Study in Anthropology. A Paper Read at the Cincinnati Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in August, 1881, under the Title of "A Lawgiver of the Stone Age." In proof of their desire, they had brought a necklace of two thousand grains of "porcelain" or wampum which they wished to present to "the Public." The Country of the Neutrals (As Far As Comprised in the County of Elgin), From Champlain to Talbot The inland tribes were of course unable to produce their own wampum, and depended for their supply upon the coast tribes. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia One of the Indians left his wampum, or belt, at the Fort as a pledge that he would return and pay the value of an article which was given to him at his request. The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. It was filled with various costly articles—wampum, robes, and trinkets, of much richness and value; these, in token of his kindness, he presented to the chief. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Next a canoe holding three dusky Indians, complete in war-paint, wampum, and tomahawks, paddled before the brilliant barge in which Cleopatra sat among red cushions, fanned by two pretty maids. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore, Etc. The old man had many rare furs and valued strings of wampum. Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children So attractive an article as wampum was doubtless eagerly sought in barter, and would readily procure for its possessor whatever else he might desire. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia He had leggings and moccasins like an Indian’s, tightly laced and beautifully decorated with wampum, but his head was like a goat’s. Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian The young magician bestowed on him ample presents of wampum, fur, robes, and other costly things. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Then our dandy fitted into his ears, which were bored in several places, sundry ornaments, such as rings, wampum, etcetera, and hung several strings of beads round his neck. The Dog Crusoe and his Master An Indian Warrior, with his tomahawk, belts of wampum, &c. The Olden Time Series, Vol. 4: Quaint and Curious Advertisements Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts In like manner, the Indian had never learned that use of his golden wampum which was the first to suggest itself to the white man. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia One day they moved off some distance from the lodge for the purpose of hunting, having left the wampum captured with the woman. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians It was the wampum scalp; and every now and then the air was rent with the war-song, for they were dancing the war-dance in high spirit around it. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends Then he creep up like wildcat, and peep through bark so close he could almos' touch her; but he only lift edge of bark, and slide in wampum belt. Adrift in the Ice-Fields The Iroquois made overtures for peace by throwing strings of wampum over the stockade, and that night they slipped away, leaving a free passage to Radisson's party. French Pathfinders in North America With the females, head-dresses, consisting of bands of wampum twined about the head and gathering up their abundant tresses, were an especial delight. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia The young magician amply repaid him for his kindness and bravery, by various kinds of wampum, robes, and all such things as he had need of to make him an influential man. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians They painted his face and body in different colors, hung a band of wampum about his neck, and fitted his arm with bracelets of silver. Stories Of Ohio The Indians immediately gave up the use of the old wooden substitutes for wampum, and procured those made of muscles, which, though fallen in price, were always accounted valuable. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 They had powwows, he said, who dressed themselves in a strange dress, muttered diabolical words, and frightened the Indians till they gave them half their wampum. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 Indeed the wealthy and powerful wore cloaks, as also aprons and caps, thickly studded with wampum wrought into various fantastic forms and figures. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Frontlet and wampum, baldric, brand, and knife, Skill of the megalonyx, snake and fox, All now are gone!—transformed to peaceful life— He drives the ox. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians At last the great chief was allowed to lay the belt of wampum on the prisoner for a sign that he was adopted. Stories Of Ohio Whenever the speaker has pronounced some important sentence, he delivers a string of wampum, adding, "I give this string of wampum as a confirmation of what I have spoken." Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Her hair, long, straight, and black, hung over her shoulders till it reached her feet; her mocassins were of the gaudiest colours; and beads, and shells, and wampum, were profusely employed in adorning her person. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 But wampum strings and belts subserved other equally important uses. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia This Red Swan you are following, is the daughter of a magician, who has plenty of everything, but he values his daughter but little less than wampum. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians Algonquin tribes all the way from the Connecticut to the Mississippi were treated as its vassals and forced to pay tribute in weapons and wampum. The War of Independence The Indian women are very dexterous in weaving the strings of wampum into belts, and marking them with different figures, perfectly agreeing with the different subjects contained in the speech. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 The belt of wampum is delivered to a brave young warrior, Mottschujinga, or the Little Grizzly Bear. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 No promise was binding unless confirmed by gifts of wampum. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia The cradle was made of the finest wampum, and all its bandages and decorations were of the same costly material. The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians She would lovingly paint my face, hang the wampum about my waist, and lead me to her wigwam in the wilderness, where she would faithfully grind my corn and fricassee my puppy. The Blunders of a Bashful Man For example, upon a belt of peace, they very dexterously represent in black wampum two hands joined. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 The Indians were hardly to be trusted in spite of their protestations, their pipes of peace, and exchange of wampum. A Little Girl in Old Detroit In the great council assembled to receive them, the orator of the embassy rose and unfolded the object of their visit, corroborating each important statement and proposal at its close by laying down wampum belts. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia As he did so his blanket-cloak fell back, showing a necklace of wampum about his throat and another looser string dangling against the stained skin of his breast. Fort Amity Our own North American savages employed wampum, made from various colored shells, for a similar purpose. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Before the English came to North America, the Indians used to make their strings of wampum chiefly of small pieces of wood of equal size, stained either black or white. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Relic hunters had carried away everything in the shape of bow and arrow, wampum, etc. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 The wampum was a pledge of their sincerity, and white an emblem of purity and of faith. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Again the coureurs are sent spurring the woods from tribe to tribe with wampum belts, but this time the belts are the white bands of peace. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom She was embroidering a wampum belt with different colored beads and shells, skilfully fashioning birds, butterflies, animals, etc. How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl Upon the border of his mantle were strange figures; and his belt of wampum glittered like the girdle of the heavens. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 But the wampum pledge is never broken, and we had smoked the calumet of friendship. Canada and the Canadians Volume I In this way the wampum went around from hand to hand, and those who had confessions to make, stated wherein they had done wrong, and promised to do better in the future. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Father Le Moyne went from village to village preaching the gospel and receiving belts of wampum as tokens of peace—one belt containing as many as seven thousand beads. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom What a vast investment in wampum would such a weapon be? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy He saw, from the pains they took in decorating their tails with gay paints, and beads, and shells, and wampum, that they prized them above every other possession. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 The wampum used by the tribes of the north Atlantic coast was, in many respects, analogous to the quipu. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America On some occasions the string of wampum was placed in the centre of the room, and each one advanced in turn to perform the duty as the inclination seized him. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Pontiac started, dropped the belt of wampum, thrust a hand within his blanket, as though to draw a weapon, reconsidered, folded his arms, and stood motionless. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear These trinkets are perforated, and, in addition to their being articles of dress, were used probably as "wampum," the currency of the recent Indians. Scientific American, Volume XXIV., No. 12, March 18, 1871 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. But the Europeans soon contrived to make strings of wampum, both neat and elegant, and in great abundance. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 On the other hand the war quipus, the war wampum, and the war paint were all of this hue, boding their sanguinary significance. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America A confession and promise without holding the wampum would be of no avail. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia It was customary at the close of a speech to present the belt of wampum, which the speaker always held, to him who was expected to reply. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear Do not lay such heavy burdens On the graves of those you bury, Not such weight of furs and wampum, Not such weight of pots and kettles; For the spirits faint beneath them. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Every thing of moment, transacted at solemn councils, either between the Indians themselves or with the Europeans, is ratified and made valid by strings and belts of wampum. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Coleridge says about the primary art of writing: "First, there is mere gesticulation, then rosaries, or wampum, then picture language, then hieroglyphics, and finally alphabetic letters,"—the last an evolution from all that went before. The Last Harvest It was the wampum which recorded their words and gave their pledge of sincerity. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia The leader will make a speech, at the conclusion of which he will present a belt of wampum. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear There were two kinds of wampum, the blue and the white. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Neither the colour nor the quality of the wampum is matter of indifference, but both have an immediate reference to those things which they are meant to confirm. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Most of these were filled with strings of wampum, arrow heads, pieces of bead work and other Indian curios. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping It is asserted that as late as 1756, a small tribe near Sugar Loaf Mountain made an annual payment to this nation of £20 in wampum. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Holding a splendid belt of wampum in his hands, Pontiac was now addressing Gladwyn with the eloquence for which he was so justly famed. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear Gold and silver at the mouth of a mine obtain their chief value from the labor it takes to get the metals; wampum was the refinement by labor of a money substance free to all. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Thus, if a string or belt of wampum is intended to confirm a warning against evil, or an earnest reproof, it is delivered in black. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 The Oneida braves hailed her as the saviour of her people and the Beloved of the Great Spirit, and hung strings of wampum around her neck. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping Thus in the rude civilization of the aborigine wampum filled a space accorded to no one article in our own. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia To tribe after tribe and to village after village came messengers bearing broad belts of wampum and the crimson hatchet of war. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear To this day the belt of wampum is the storehouse of Indian treasure. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Then, a hole being bored lengthways through each, large enough to admit a wire, whipcord or large thong, they are strung like beads, and the string of wampum is completed. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 He also delivered a string of wampum to this chief, which was sent by king Shingiss, to be given to Kustalogo, with orders to repair to the French, and deliver up the wampum. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The shrewd commercial instinct of the Dutch colonists was quick to profit by wampum in their dealings with the aborigines. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia The Council grunted "Ho, ho!" accepting the wampum and promising all that the Jesuit had asked. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark In the Six Nations, when a big chief made an assertion in council, he laid down a belt of wampum, as though to say. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O The answers given to a speech thus delivered must also be confirmed by strings and belts of wampum, of the same size and number as those received. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Where is my wampum that you took away, with the marks of towns in it? The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States Did common trifles fail, wampum was the unfailing reserve whose charms the savage was powerless to resist. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia To this banquet Radisson was led, decked out in colored blankets with garnished leggings and such a wealth of wampum strings hanging from wrists, neck, hair, and waist that he could scarcely walk. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark The Iroquois had a keeper of wampum—a sort of secretary of the treasury without the task of keeping nine different kinds of money on a parity. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O These figures are marked with white wampum on the black, and with black upon the white belts. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 This wampum I do not know, which you have discharged me off the land with: but you need not put yourself to the trouble of speaking, for I will not hear you. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States In all this traffic wampum played a leading part, so much so in fact that fur trade and wampum trade became synonymous terms. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia An Indian would spend thirty days in perfecting a single bit of shell into fine wampum. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark Nor can we imagine him trying to sustain the value of the white wampum after the Puritans started in to make it out of oyster shells by machinery. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O These strings and belts of wampum are also documents by which the Indians remember the chief articles of the treaties made between themselves, or with the white people. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Five tribes, many generations ago, had united under the leadership of the great Ayonhwatha—"he who made the wampum belt." Days of the Discoverers Everywhere in New England, as in the Dutch provinces, wampum soon became a leading article in the Indian trade, and added greatly to its profits. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia The priests were welcomed with acclaim, led to the Council Lodge, and presented with belts of wampum. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark Nor would he have bought it, not needing it, and have issued against it his promises to pay in good wampum as fast and as often as they were presented. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O We'll have a wigwam and a wampum and a tomahawk and all the ancient improvements! Marjorie at Seacote "And what may wampum be?" asked Verrazzano coolly. Days of the Discoverers But hides and furs were not the only articles which wampum purchased from the natives. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Borrowing three belts of wampum, he left the huddling group of Huron women and Frenchmen and marched boldly into the circle of hostiles. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark It was said that wampum was so cunningly made that neither Jew nor Devil could counterfeit it. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O White Chief, there is to be war between us; 't is the will of our young men, and the red wampum has passed among our lodges and the lodges of our brothers the Wyandots. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country It is taken from the middle portion of what is known as the Penn wampum belt. A Study Of The Textile Art In Its Relation To The Development Of Form And Ornament Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, (pages 189-252) In New England the limits of the trade were considerably extended by the quantities of wampum tribute which poured into the hands of the colonial authorities. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Casting one belt of wampum at the Onondaga chief's feet, the priest demanded pledges that the massacre cease. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark The white, which was the product of the periwinkle, did not need so much labor to fit it for use as wampum, and it was cheaper. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O Until within an hour I have hoped it might be peace,—that the older chiefs would hold their young men in control, and the red wampum be not seen at Dearborn. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country The war paint, red in some tribes, was black in others; the mystic rites of the calumet were in many regions unknown, and the use of wampum was by no means extensive. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 Such are a few of the many instances to be found in the records, showing the enormous amount of wampum paid as tribute by the natives to the early authorities of New England. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Flinging down medicine-bag, fur robe, wampum belts, and tomahawk, he pointed to the nineteen scars upon his side, each of which signified an enemy slain by his own hand. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark Why was wampum good money in its time? Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O He showed Frederick the feather adornment of an Apache chief, a wampum belt, Indian knives and bows and arrows. Atlantis For over a hundred years they had taken from the colonial agents who represented the crown wampum belts as a sign of treaty obligations. The War Chief of the Six Nations A Chronicle of Joseph Brant It is sometimes asserted that the English engaged in making wampum, though the statement appeared to be without foundation. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Would the relatives of the dead Mohawks consider the wampum belts full compensation? Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark Commerce had found a better tool than wampum had become. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O His body was painted green and he was hung with chains of wampum. Montlivet We then gave him a small medal, a certificate of his good conduct, a carrot of tobacco, and some wampum, with which he departed for the Mandan village well satisfied with his reception. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. In Virginia, the Carolinas, and later in Georgia, wampum was the chief medium employed in the fur trade. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Then the chief broke off from his girdle a string of wampum, and before any one realized what he intended doing, he had fastened it to a pearl pin on the Queen's bodice. The Princess Pocahontas In retracing our steps let us be sure that we are on solid ground, and make our "wampum" as good as the best there is in the world. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O A profitable exchange of merchandise succeeded, and the Dutch taught the Plymouth men the value of wampum in trading for furs, and sold them �50 worth of it. England in America, 1580-1652 Over her form was stretched a time-worn grey blanket, and on it laid a wampum belt, and a string of wampum beads, an old plaid shawl supported her head. Young Lion of the Woods A Story of Early Colonial Days Naturally then recourse was had to an article in extensive use among the traders, and possessing in a measure the portability of gold and silver, and wampum became a constituent part of the currency. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia He passed in amazement through glittering rows of steel, he made a speech, expressing friendship; but he did not dare to lift the wampum belt which was to have been the signal for attack. New National Fourth Reader For when we begin to consider wampum we have to begin to consider the familiar hard-shell clam of daily use, which was the basis of wampum. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O This money was called wampum and was recognized by the colonists. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader In appearance the result is like the Iroquois wampum belts, but the management of the threads is dissimilar. Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 The disorder was aggravated, because the Indians, who best understood the qualities of their wampum, would take only the genuine from the traders, while the refuse was thrown back into the circulation of the colonies. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia He will then make a speech, and offer a belt of wampum as a peace-offering. New National Fourth Reader The Indians had a sort of money, called wampum, which was made of clam-shells; and this strange sort of specie was likewise taken in payment of debts, by the English settlers. True Stories of History and Biography The dentalium; the shell money or wampum of the Pacific coast. Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon Paint an' bear's grease, an' squaw-fun, an' fur, an' wampum, an' meat, an' rum, is all they think on. In the Days of Poor Richard But though wampum now ceased to be legally current, it lingered among the people for years and constituted in great part the small change of the community. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia They put all kinds of silver trinkets on the head, and many belts of wampum or shell beads on it. Stories of American Life and Adventure Councils were assembled, runners with pipes and belts of wampum, went from tribe to tribe, and strong evidence of some uncommon movement among the Indians became quite apparent. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians As he spoke he flashed a red and purple wampum belt before the gaze of the excited braves. The War Chief of the Ottawas : A chronicle of the Pontiac war I give him a chain o' wampum an' then read the letter from Sir Bill. In the Days of Poor Richard Here for a while absolutely no coin was in circulation, and wampum being the feasible substitute was universally adopted. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Where are the offerings that once covered these rocks, the bears' meat and the venison, the wampum, the feathers of the eagle, and sweet-smelling tobacco? The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times He explained his object, delivered his war-talk, presented a bundle of sticks, gave a piece of wampum and a hatchet; all which the Big Warrior took. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians At the council Pontiac was to address Gladwyn and, in pretended friendship, hand him a wampum belt. The War Chief of the Ottawas : A chronicle of the Pontiac war Its solemnity was increased, when he held aloft a belt of white wampum, and, enumerating his own sins, asked Manitou to forgive him. The Hunters of the Hills The Dutch succumbed to superior force, but wampum still held its own. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia To attain this honor of chief man or councilor, many an ambitious young Indian labors for years to amass wampum, blankets, and canoes. The Log School-House on the Columbia Chains of wampum hung around his neck and his face was painted in long, bright lines. Timid Hare All the time he was speaking Gladwyn bent on him a scrutinizing gaze, and as the chief was about to present the wampum belt, a signal was given and the drums crashed out a charge. The War Chief of the Ottawas : A chronicle of the Pontiac war Then he passed the wampum to Tonessaah, who also made his confession, and all the other sachems and chiefs did the same, the people, too, joining with intense fervor in the manifestation. The Hunters of the Hills As heretofore there was little or no certain coin in circulation and wampum passed for current payment in all cases. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Under her neck was discovered the first manufactured object found, a single rude bead of white wampum of the prehistoric form, and which is now deposited in the Chateau de Ramezay. A New Hochelagan Burying-ground Discovered at Westmount on the Western Spur of Mount Royal, Montreal, July-September, 1898 The head is shaved except at the top, where there is a small tuft, to which are fastened feathers, a few beads of wampum, or some such trinket. Montcalm and Wolfe He advanced now at the head of his little party, bearing in his hand a wampum belt. The Mississippi Bubble Forty rolls of wampum and twenty pounds of powder were also taken. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam The contributions in the churches were for many years made in wampum, and the first church on the Jersey shore was built with funds contributed in this way from Sabbath to Sabbath. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia As white wampum was the gift of a lover, this sole ornament tells the pathetic story of early love and death. A New Hochelagan Burying-ground Discovered at Westmount on the Western Spur of Mount Royal, Montreal, July-September, 1898 A large "chain-belt" of wampum was provided, on which the King was symbolically represented, holding in his embrace the colonies, the Five Nations, and all their allied tribes. Montcalm and Wolfe In brief, make a perfect peace between us, O friend, and man of peace; and let the wampums be all wrapped up, and especially the tomahawks entirely buried, and the thing end forever! The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. With this speech there was presented to the chiefs several bundles of wampum, seventy pounds of powder, a hundred pounds of lead, fifteen axes two beavers worth of knives. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam Treaties and compacts between the different tribes and the states, and later the general government, continued to be ratified by the interchange of wampum belts. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia As he was a man of property, having had a father before him, from whom he inherited large tracts of wild land, and whole barrels full of wampum, he could indulge his humours without control. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists They brought him presents of shell money or wampum, and of feather head-dresses and baskets. Stories of California Small wampum pay we all alike according to the need of the Wigwam and the Campfire. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work They sent, as a present, a bundle of wampum in token of the friendship of the chiefs of the Eastern tribes. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam Among the Indians of the present day wampum is unknown. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia This was nothing more nor less than strings of beads wrought out of clams, periwinkles, and other shell-fish, and called seawant or wampum. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete She also hangs wampum or bits of abalone shell on the finest ones. Stories of California C: Brave ---- ---- will tell what wampum we have. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work The most elaborate kind of wampum was that of the Amerindians of Canada and the eastern United States, the shell beads of which were generally white. Pioneers in Canada The English were doubtless led to consider wampum a generic word, because they heard it oftenest used, wampum being much more abundant than suckáuhock. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia He began by paying all the servants of the company and all the debts of government, in strings of wampum. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Almost all the natives had Indian money, called wampum, which they made from abalone or clam-shells by cutting out round pieces like buttons or small, hollow beads. Stories of California When days are longest and when days are shortest we choose one to write what we do in Wigwam, one to collect small wampum and one to keep the same. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work The commoner wampum beads were black and violet. Pioneers in Canada The assertion that wampum is an Iroquois word, meaning a "muscle," is doubtless equally unfounded. Wampum A Paper Presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Until 1661 Indian wampum had been a legal tender, and far into the eighteenth century it remained current in small transactions. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty Little shells were also used, and the wampum was strung on grass or on deer sinews. Stories of California From his wampum belt he took a roll of the bark of the birch tree, on which something had been written with a pencil. Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick Gleaned from Actual Observation and Experience During a Residence Of Seven Years in That Interesting Colony So also did the Iroquois people and the southern Algonkin tribes, in the form of "wampum". Pioneers in Canada Then Washington gave them wampum and tobacco, and shook hands with them, and the chiefs went home. George Washington, Volume II A-lee-lah became almost as skilful at her needle as she was at weaving baskets and wampum. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 "Never you mind!" cries Bobby, while his round eyes twinkle mischievously; "I dare say he has got one by now, a nice one, all beads and wampums, that the old Begum has made him." Nancy Their belts were heavy with wampum, their hearts were heavy with hate. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator "Have you the skin of a wampum bird in that bale?" asked Mount, pleasantly. The Maid-At-Arms Whose fingers string the stalactite, Who counts the wampum of the night, To see that none is due? Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete He was dressed in all his finery, brooches, wampum, fan, looking-glass and all. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest As I embarked to return, he put the white wampum around my neck—a pledge of troth, my sweetheart, my Algonquin. Primitive Love and Love-Stories They had spent three glorious weeks, and were as ruddy brown as any of the little Indians who had once gathered wampum shells from the same beach in the long ago. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Their uniform was scarlet and green, but some wore beaded shirts of scarlet holland, belted in with Mohawk wampum, and some were partly clothed like Cayuga Indians and painted with Seneca war-symbols--a grewsome sight. The Maid-At-Arms She was covered with wampum, and wore large jewels in her ears and nose, and large silver brooches on different parts of her dress. Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland All their stock of brooches and wampum was employed in the decoration of her person. Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest Brothers:—Accept from us this belt of wampum and pipe of peace. A Visit to the United States in 1841 |
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