wampum

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A light wash from the ’80s that had been worn down to a buttery texture with holes in it, adorned with patches including the Wampum belt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2023

That includes 286 Wampum, 106 shell beads, 179 glass beads and 68 wolf teeth, according to records.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2022

Richard Anthony Allen was born March 8, 1942, in Wampum, Pa., a small town about 35 miles north of Pittsburgh.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2020

“There’s the hope that through the exposure, we will be led to our ancestors’ Wampum belt, lost for more than three centuries,” she said.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2020

That what I have said may have its due Weight with you, I give you this String of Wampum.

From The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Attachments and Support Papers by Colden, Cadwallader