Wampums

Indian girls, half hid among the whortleberry bushes growing luxuriantly around the smaller wigwams of the camp, were dividing their attention between the stately captives and weaving the gaudy wampums to be bestowed, with the shy little weavers themselves, upon such young braves as should be deemed worthy by the great council. ❋ Owahyah (N/A)

Washington met the Indians whom the French had tried hard to win over to their side, and by the most skilful diplomacy induced the chiefs to send back the wampums which the French had given them as tokens of alliance. ❋ Rupert Sargent Holland (1915)

These wampums are properly made of the purple parts of the shells, which the Indians value more than the white parts. ❋ Unknown (1902)

In brief, make a perfect peace between us, O friend, and man of peace; and let the wampums be all wrapped up, and especially the tomahawks entirely buried, and the thing end forever! ❋ Carlyle, Thomas (1883)

The Council looked at the wampums with intense interest, well knowing the important part these Indians were capable of assuming in the war with England. ❋ William Kirby (1861)

I concealed all alarm in my demeanor, and reaching back as I sat to a tobacco keg, I broke off twelve plugs, and took out of a box six wampums, which are strings of long beads, variously colored, and greatly prized by the Indians. ❋ Unknown (1846)

These wampums are properly made of the purple part of the shells, which the Indians value more than the white parts. ❋ George Warburton (1836)

The half-king then rose and spoke in behalf of the tribes, assuring him that they considered the English and themselves brothers, and one people; and that they intended to return the French the "speech-belts," or wampums, which the latter had sent them. ❋ Washington Irving (1821)

“I endeavour’d all in my power to frustrate their schemes, & hurry them on to execute their intended design,” meaning the return of the wampums. ❋ David A. Clary (2011)

The Indian replies to the fine speeches and wily language of the whites, "We hold this small bit of land, in the vast country of our fathers, by _your_ written talk, and it is noted on _our_ wampums -- the bones of our fathers lie here, and we cannot forsake them. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The Indians formerly made their own wampums, though not without a great deal of trouble; but at present the Europeans employ themselves in that way, and get considerable profit by it. " ❋ George Warburton (1836)

"That [injun] dude gave me all his land and [daughters] for a handfull of [shiny] wampum." ❋ Logboy (2005)

1.- "[Ah], [wampum]!" 2.- "[Shutup], wampum!" ❋ -Zeejay- (2010)

[Cassie] said, " Yo niggas lets go smoke dat wampum and [get high] as a [mothafucka]." ❋ Niggaaaaaaaa (2008)

[Cassie] said, " Yo niggas lets go smoke dat wampum and [get high] as a [mothafucka]." ❋ Cassie Farrell.. (2008)

[Oh], Sweet Wampum! ❋ I Love To Eat Markers (2023)

[I come] from Wampum, PA" "Where??" "...[Exactly] ❋ Grt6767 (2011)

the wampum wagon found [me and] [i won] $[50] ❋ Mr. A Bobo (2005)