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WAMPUM [6 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

wampum: an item in the "Exchange Media" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

wampum : objet de la classe «Support d’échange» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 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 3 2017-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • Treaties and Conventions
  • Aboriginal Law
OBS

... the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, the Métis, and most recently, the territory of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation ... was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Traités et alliances
  • Droit autochtone

Spanish

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Record 4 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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Record 5 2012-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Arts et culture autochtones
OBS

Source(s) : Culture algonquienne.

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

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

OBS

... the Mohawks ... are striving for their treaties of peace and friendship, such as the Two Row Wampum Treaty, to be internationally recognized.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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