- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- Venetian glass, cotton
- Dimensions
- 9 3/8 × 7 1/4 × 5/8 in. (23.8 × 18.4 × 1.6 cm)
- Description
- Strand of blue and white glass beads strong on cotton string. Beads are small and spherical, with holed drilled through center. Beads are white with blue stripes. 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
- 2014.312.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




