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.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa pequeñas cuentas cilíndricas hechas de conchas pulidas, tradicionalmente ensartadas en hilos o bandas y usadas por algunos pueblos indígenas de América como adorno o moneda.

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.

   🇪🇸Wampum

   Sinónimos: wampumwampumpeag