Trade Beads Physical Object

Accession Number
1986.008.3302b
Category
Materials
Description
3 beads originally from container with 43 > 4 mm green trade beads. From trade bead matrix 1986.008.1266/.1267.
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.
Dimensions

6.95 g Weight

Weight (1986.008.3302a & b): 6.95 grams.