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Very important to this culture was wampum. Wampum belts and necklaces were
made from wampum beads. These beads were actually white and purple shells.
Wampum was used as money between white man and Indians. Wampum belts were
used as a form of communication
between Indian tribes. Wampum belts would be made into pictures showing
the reason it was made. All Indian messengers
carried wampum belts when going to other tribes.
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The purple
and white beads, made from the shell of the quahog
clam
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on belts in designs
representing events of significance
. ..... [Certain] men could "read" the belts and
reproduce their contents
with great accuracy
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these are wampum beads made from the quahog clam
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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correctness |
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put in the right place or order
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a written or spoken message
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the information in a written message
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a decorative pattern
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important things that happen in history
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people who carry written information
somewhere
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quahog clam-
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a thick shelled animal that lives
in the water in sand or mud
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reproduce their contents-
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retell the message
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