Trade Beads Physical Object
Accession Number
1992.001.0171Category
Materials
Description
Container with twenty-six 4.0 mm royal blue beads.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
0.47 g Weight
26-4.0 mm royal blue beads.