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Trade Bead

1969.12.0004

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Artifact Identification Trade Bead   (1969.12.0004)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Exchange Media
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Probably of SE European manufacture for use in African commerce.
Geographic Location
Period Early Colonial
Date 1800 – 1900
Culture North African
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 4.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 1.3 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 15 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Glass
Manufacturing Processes Glassworking--Millefiori

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Eyo, Ekpo. Nigeria and the Evolution of Money. Lagos: Central Bank of Nigeria, 1979. Pp. 45-48.

Simak, Evelyn and Carl Dreibelbis. African Beads: Jewels of a Continent. Denver, CO: Africa Direct, 2010.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction no

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