单词 | wampum record |
释义 | > as lemmaswampum record wampum record n. a broad, patterned strip of wampum beads strung together to record a message, event, treaty, etc., and used in rituals or as a (diplomatic) gift; = wampum belt n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] > bead(s) > belt made of beads wampum belt1676 belt of wampum1694 wampum record1881 1881 H. Hale Hiawatha & Iroquois Confederation 17 The Onondagas had brought with them most of their wampum records. 1895 W. J. Hoffman Beginnings of Writing 24 Wampum records are purely mnemonic. 2007 Stud. Amer. Indian Lit. 19 80 Wampum records are maintained by regularly revisiting and re-‘reading’ them through community memory and performance. < as lemmas |
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