- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- mid 19th century
- Medium
- Venetian glass, natural fiber
- Dimensions
- 9 1/4 × 7 1/8 × 1/4 in. (23.5 × 18.1 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- Strand of small dark blue glass beads strung on natural fiber. Beads are spherical in shape with holes drilled through center. Beads are all roughly the same shape, though sizes vary slightly.
- 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
- 2014.312.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




