hiaquan.

/ˈhʌɪəkwə/

Forms: Also haiqua, haigua, etc.

Etymology: Chinook Jargon, < Nootka.

An ornament or necklace composed of tooth-shells, formerly used as money by the Indians of the north Pacific coast of North America.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > beads

roanoke1615

wampumpeag1627

Indian money1634

wampum1636

peag1638

seawant1701

hiaqua1824

shell-money1851

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > neck ornaments > [noun] > necklace or collar > of shells

hiaqua1824

1824 G. Simpson Jrnl. in Fur Trade (1931) 96 The Ears are perforated all round and Beads or Hyaques suspended therefrom.

a1861 T. Winthrop Canoe & Saddle (1883) vii. 95 Tribes..among whom hiaqua is plenty as salmon-berries are in the woods.

1862 Nor' Wester (Red River Settlement) 5 Mar. 4/3 Instead of the nose jewels being ‘of tin’ they were composed of the Hyaqua shells.

1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. xi. 282 The Indians of British Columbia, whose strings of haiqua-shells..serve them..as currency.1923 Canad. Hist. Rev. IV. 37 The shell dentalium indianorum, commonly called hiquia, is much esteemed by the coast Indians, and amongst them has fulfilled some of the functions of money.1953 E. E. Clark Indian Legends 220 Hiaqua..—shell money and ornaments highly prized by the Indians of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	hiaqua
释义	hiaquan. /ˈhʌɪəkwə/ Forms: Also haiqua, haigua, etc. Etymology: Chinook Jargon, < Nootka. An ornament or necklace composed of tooth-shells, formerly used as money by the Indians of the north Pacific coast of North America. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > beads roanoke1615 wampumpeag1627 Indian money1634 wampum1636 peag1638 seawant1701 hiaqua1824 shell-money1851 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > neck ornaments > [noun] > necklace or collar > of shells hiaqua1824 1824 G. Simpson Jrnl. in Fur Trade (1931) 96 The Ears are perforated all round and Beads or Hyaques suspended therefrom. a1861 T. Winthrop Canoe & Saddle (1883) vii. 95 Tribes..among whom hiaqua is plenty as salmon-berries are in the woods. 1862 Nor' Wester (Red River Settlement) 5 Mar. 4/3 Instead of the nose jewels being ‘of tin’ they were composed of the Hyaqua shells. 1881 E. B. Tylor Anthropol. xi. 282 The Indians of British Columbia, whose strings of haiqua-shells..serve them..as currency.1923 Canad. Hist. Rev. IV. 37 The shell dentalium indianorum, commonly called hiquia, is much esteemed by the coast Indians, and amongst them has fulfilled some of the functions of money.1953 E. E. Clark Indian Legends 220 Hiaqua..—shell money and ornaments highly prized by the Indians of the Pacific Northwest Coast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1824
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