wampumpeag

• They were called wampumpeag, were sewed on deer or other fine skins, and the belts thus made were used to emphasize points in negotiation or in treaties, or in speeches. —  Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
• Foreign Words and Phrases kayak from the Alaskan Yupik "qayaq" moccasin from the Virginia Algonquian moose from the Eastern Abenaki "mos" papoose from the Narragansett "papoos," child pecan from the Illinois "pakani" powwow from the Narragansett "powwaw," shaman quahog from the Narragansett "poquauhock" squash from the Narragansett "askutasquash" succotash from the Narragansett "msickquatash," boiled corn tepee from the Sioux "tipi," dwelling toboggan from the Micmac "topaghan" tomahawk from the Virginia Algonquian "tamahaac" totem from the Ojibwa "nindoodem," my totem wampum from the Massachusett "wampumpeag" wigwam from the Eastern Abenaki "wik'wom" —  infoplease - Daily Almanac

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