- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- mid 19th century
- Medium
- Venetian glass, cotton
- Dimensions
- 13 1/2 × 10 3/8 × 1/2 in. (34.3 × 26.4 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- Strand of yellow-green glass beads strung on natural fiber. Beads are spherical and have a hole drilled through center. Beads are roughly the same size and shape, though there are several longer cylindrical beads. Several beads have white lines etched into exterior.
- 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
- 2014.312.36
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




