peag

A noun referring to small cylindrical beads made from polished shells, traditionally fashioned into strings or belts and used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das kleine zylindrische Perlen aus polierten Muscheln bezeichnet, die traditionell auf Fäden oder Gürtel aufgereiht und von einigen indigenen Völkern Amerikas als Schmuck oder Währung verwendet wurden.

1. Shell beads used as currency C1 formal american

   Small cylindrical beads crafted from polished shells, often strung into belts or necklaces, historically used by some Native American tribes as a form of money or ornamentation.

   • The colonists traded goods for peag with the local tribes.
   • Wampum belts were often made from peag.
   • Peag was considered a valuable commodity in early colonial trade.

   🇩🇪Muschelperlen als Zahlungsmittel

   Synonyme: wampumwampumpeag