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WAMPUM [2 records]

Record 1 2017-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
DEF

Beads of polished shells strung in strands, belts, or sashes and used by North American Indians as money, ceremonial pledges, and ornaments.

CONT

[Legendary tales] always contributed to giving a concrete expression to the feeling of community identity peculiar to the Hurons, just as pictograms on the wampums symbolized the nation's heritage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts et culture autochtones
CONT

[Les récits mythiques] ont contribué à matérialiser le sens commun propre aux Hurons tout comme les pictogrammes sur les wampums symbolisaient le patrimoine de la nation.

OBS

«Wampum» provient du mot algonquin «wampompeag» qui veut dire «perles blanches». On appelle aussi wampum les colliers, les ceintures et les autres objets fabriqués de perles de coquillages marin. C'est sur les wampums que les Amérindiens écrivaient leur histoire. Les wampums servaient de parchemins, de monnaie d'échange, de cadeaux et étaient utilisés pour sceller une alliance, signer un traité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artes y cultura indígenas
CONT

[...] los indígenas [...] llevaron a los europeos [...] un cinturón construido con perlas blancas de wampum, que entre aquellos indios constituía un símbolo de amistad imperecedera.

OBS

Las perlas con las que [los indígenas] construían [el cinturón] las sacaban con mucho trabajo de una especie de conchas de las que el dicho cinturón tomaba el nombre de "wampum-peage", que en lengua algonquina significa "el cinturón hecho de perlas de conchas".

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Record 2 2017-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
  • Treaties and Conventions
DEF

A belt of varicolored wampum arranged in patterns and used as a mnemonic device or ceremonially especially in the ratification of treaties.

CONT

Each of the Mohawk communities of Kahnawake, Kanesatake and Akwesasne has a cultural centre which administers a museum and a library. Ancient Iroiquois artifacts, such as False Faces, and handicrafts such as wampum belts can be found on display at the museums. False Faces are carved wood masks which are utilized by the False Face society of the Hotinonsonni during spiritual ceremonies. Wampum belts were given and received at treaties of peace as seals of friendship.

OBS

wampum: beads of polished shells strung in strands, belts, or sashes and used by North American Indians as money, ceremonial pledges, and ornaments.

Key term(s)
  • belt of wampum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts et culture autochtones
  • Traités et alliances
CONT

D'anciens artefacts iroquois, comme les faux-visages, et autres objets d'artisanat, tels les ceintures wampums, sont exposés à ces musées. Les faux-visages sont des masques de bois sculptés que portent les membres de la Société des faux-visages des Hotinonsonnis lors des cérémonies spirituelles. Les ceintures wampums représentent quant à elles des gages d'amitié échangés pour sceller un traité de paix.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artes y cultura indígenas
  • Tratados y convenios
CONT

Como símbolo de amistad, todos los pueblos indios que habitaban entre los grandes lagos y la costa oriental de los Estados Unidos tenían en gran estima el cinturón wampum. Las perlas con las que lo construían las sacaban con mucho trabajo de una especie de conchas de las que el dicho cinturón tomaba el nombre de "wampum-peage", que en lengua algonquina significa "el cinturón hecho de perlas de conchas".

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