Accession Number

1992.001.0003c

Creation Date

circa 1700

Description

Acid-free plastic bag containing 9 royal blue 3.0-4.0 mm. halves or fragment beads. See also 1992.001.0003a (190 royal blue 3.0-4.0 mm.) and 1992.001.0003b (91 royal blue 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.