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The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money.

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  1. n. The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money.
  2. The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money. Note: Seawan was of two kinds; wampum, white, and suckanhock, black or purple, -- the former having half the value of the latter. Many writers, however, use the terms seawan and wampum indiscriminately. Bartlett.
  3. n. The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads which passed among the Indians as money.