Wampum
traditional shell bead of the Eastern Woodlands tribes of American Indians, primarily used to serve as a historical record, memory aid, and a symbol of authority and peace in diplomacy and ceremonies
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Wampum
Summary
Wampum is a knotted record[1]. Wampum draws 456 Wikipedia views per month (knotted_record category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Wampum's image is recorded as Wuampu.jpg[3].
- Wampum's instance of is recorded as knotted record[4].
- Wampum's made from material is recorded as seashell[5].
- Wampum's made from material is recorded as Busycotypus canaliculatus[6].
- Wampum's made from material is recorded as hard clam[7].
- Wampum's GND ID is recorded as 7659612-6[8].
- Wampum's has use is recorded as storytelling[9].
- Wampum's has use is recorded as mnemonic[10].
- Wampum's has use is recorded as currency[11].
- Wampum's Commons category is recorded as Wampum[12].
- Wampum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025tjz[13].
- Wampum's described at URL is recorded as https://www.onondaganation.org/culture/wampum/[14].
- Wampum's described at URL is recorded as https://archaeologymuseum.ca/wampum/[15].
- Wampum's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300191684[16].
- Wampum's location of creation is recorded as North America[17].
- Wampum's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0151329[18].
- Wampum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
- Wampum's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[20].
- Wampum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
- Wampum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
- Wampum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
- Wampum's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24].
- Wampum's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as art/wampum[25].
- Wampum's used by is recorded as indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands[26].
- Wampum's different from is recorded as Wampum[27].
Why It Matters
Wampum draws 456 Wikipedia views per month (knotted_record category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Wampum has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Wampum is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]