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String of Trade Beads

2012.03.0004

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Artifact Identification String of Trade Beads   (2012.03.0004)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Exchange Media
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture African, Italian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 30 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) .74 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 58 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Glass, Plant--Wood, Pigment, Plant, Plastic, Meteorite
Manufacturing Processes Stringing, Glassworking--Millefiori

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
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 Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction No

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