Trade Beads

2012.03.0020

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Trade Beads (2012.03.0020)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Communication Artifacts : Exchange Media : N/A
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa
Period	N/A
Date	N/A
Culture	N/A

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	41.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	3.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	0.65 cm
Weight	37 g
Measuring Remarks	Under Review
Materials	Glass, Pigment--Dye, Textile--Hemp
Manufacturing Processes	Dyeing, Beaded, Stringing, Enamelling--Glass, Glassworking

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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