- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- mid 19th century
- Medium
- glass, natural fiber
- Dimensions
- 10 5/8 × 7 × 7/16 in. (27 × 17.8 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- Strand of white glass beads strung on natural fiber. Beads are round, with flat edges. Beads are all roughly the same shape, though there is some variation in size. Beads have drilled hole 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
- 2014.312.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




