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Wampum
Wampum is a string of white shell beads fashioned from the North Atlantic Whelk shell also known as the Knobbie and is traditionally used by Indigenous Americans, First Nations peoples, Native Americans, hobbyists, business people, traders, who regard it as a sacred and/or money object. Wampum is also used for engagement, marriage, and betrothal agreements, as well as for ceremony and condolence ceremonies.
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