page_title: Trade beads
hierarchical_section_title: Trade beads
caption_attribution_description: English: 19th-century European trade beads, found in the Kijik Historic District, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 79000410
context_page_description: Trade beads were otherwise decorative glass beads used between the 16th and 20th century as a token money to exchange for goods, services and slaves. Trade beads were used to purchase African resources by early Europeans. This included African slave trade. The beads were integrated in Native American jewelry using various beadwork techniques. Aggry beads are a particular type of decorated glass bead from Ghana.
context_section_description: Trade beads (sometimes called aggry and slave beads) were otherwise decorative glass beads used between the 16th and 20th century as a token money to exchange for goods, services and slaves (hence the name). Trade beads were used to purchase African resources by early Europeans. This included African slave trade. The beads were integrated in Native American jewelry using various beadwork techniques. Aggry beads are a particular type of decorated glass bead from Ghana.
caption: 19th-century European trade beads found in Alaska
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