Wampumpeag (Noun)
Meaning
Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The wampumpeag draped around the tribal elder's neck held significant cultural value and was passed down through generations as a symbol of his status.
- She carefully strung the delicate purple wampumpeags together into a belt that sparkled in the sunlight.
- The Iroquois Confederacy used intricate designs created from wampumpeags as a medium for storytelling and record-keeping.
- These valuable wampumpeags were not only beautiful but also important to the trade practices of the region's Native American communities.
- During the ceremony the chief proudly wore his ancestral wampumpeag, a legacy of his people's history and tradition.