Accession Number

1992.001.0167d

Creation Date

circa 1700

Description

Strand of 95 blue/white 2.0-3.0 mm. beads. See also 1992.001.0167a (42 milk blue 2.0-3.0 mm.) 1992.001.0167b (34 milk blue 3.0-4.0 mm.) and 1992.001.067c (603 blue/white 3.0-4.0 mm.).
Beads were a staple trade good of Europeans in Africa as well as in the Americas. These beads would be traded for slaves in Africa where they were highly desirable symbols of wealth and prestige.