wampum

基本解释

The Lenape used a money system of their own invention called "wampum."
Lenape人使用一种自己发明的，称作“wampum”的货币系统。
To make wampum, they sewed tiny black, purple, and white beads made from seashells into belts.
为了制造wampum，他们会把用贝壳制成的黑色、紫色以及白色的小珠子缝在一起制成条带。
At one point, the Dutch -- eager to improve their profits -- produced their own wampum in Holland, hoping to use it back in New Amsterdam to trade with the natives.
由于非常渴望获得利润，荷兰人一度自己在荷兰生产wampum，想在新阿姆斯特丹用它来与土著人交易。

An accountant by trade, Stevens had just pledged that he wouldn't touch money--be it cash, credit, check or wampum--for a whole year.
FORBES

(formerly) money used by North American Indians, made of cylindrical shells strung or woven together, esp white shells rather than the more valuable black or purple ones