- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1800-1968
- Medium
- clay (ceramic) on string (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 15 3/4 × 4 × 1/2 in. (40 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- String of brown, blue, and white disc-shaped beads. The brown beads are faded. The some of the blue beads have red and dark blue stripes. The white beads have dark blue stripes.
- Place used
- West Africa, Africa
- Collection title
- William & Mattye Reed Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Jewelry and Adornment
- Coins and Currency
- Topic
- Africa
- Beauty culture
- Clothing and dress
- Commerce
- Slavery
- Trans Atlantic slave trade
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William & Mattye Reed
- Object number
- 2014.182.60
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




