Trade Bead
Trade Bead

Trade Bead Physical Object


Accession Number
1992.001.0001g
Category
Alternate object names
Gooseberry Bead
Materials
Description
Smaller clear and white striped "Gooseberry" type bead.
Threaded with 9 other similar beads for display purposes. See also 1992.001.0001a--f, h--j.
Beads were a staple trade good of Europeans in Africa as well as in the Americas. These beads would be traded for slaves in Africa where they were highly desirable symbols of wealth and prestige.
Dimensions

0.41 g Weight

0.7 x 0.7 cm