- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 16th or 17th century
- Medium
- Venetian glass
- Dimensions
- 10 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 in. (25.4 × 19.1 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Strand of different colored trade beads made of Venetian glass trade beads strung on a nylon string. Beads vary in color, with most of the beads being different shades of white. Beads vary in shape and size, with drills holed at center.
- Place used
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Jewelry and Adornment
- Coins and Currency
- Type
- trade beads
- money
- 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 Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




