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WAMPUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wampum
1, record 1, English, wampum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Beads of polished shells strung in strands, belts, or sashes and used by North American Indians as money, ceremonial pledges, and ornaments. 2, record 1, English, - wampum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - wampum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arts et culture autochtones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- wampum
1, record 1, French, wampum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - wampum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - wampum
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Artes y cultura indígenas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- wampum
1, record 1, Spanish, wampum
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, Spanish, - wampum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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". 1, record 1, Spanish, - wampum
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