- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- ca. 16th or 17th century
- Medium
- Venetian glass, cotton
- Dimensions
- 10 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 1/4 in. (27 × 19.1 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Strand of different colored trade beads made of Venetian glass trade beads strung on a cotton 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. Two separate strands emanate out of where the cotton string is tied.
- 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
- 2014.312.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




