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Record 1 2023-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts et culture autochtones
OBS

L'exemple le plus intéressant concerne les [...] Ojibwée d'Amérique du Nord. Il fut attesté chez ces populations la présence des cauris comme monnaie et comme instrument des cérémonies Midewiwin. Les coquillages sont alors appelés Miigis ou coquillages blancs [...]

OBS

Miigis : Ce terme est utilisé sans distinction de genre.

Spanish

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