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Answer for the clue "Indian beads: Var ", 6 letters:
seawan

Word definitions for seawan in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Seawan \Sea"wan\, Seawant \Sea"want\, n. 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 ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. wampum (qualifier: small beads made from polished shells).