String of Trade Beads

2012.03.0017

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Artifact Identification String of Trade Beads   (2012.03.0017)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Exchange Media
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date N/A
Culture N/A
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 12 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 7 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.76 cm
Weight 30 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Textile, Glass, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Beaded, Stringing, Glassblowing, Glassworking, Enamelled, Textile--Dyed

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 Lynn and Michael Noel Collection
Reproduction No

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