Venetian glass trade beads
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Strand of white, semi-translucent glass beads strung on natural fiber. Beads are spherical and have a hole drilled through center. Beads are roughly the same size and shape. Several beads have white lines etched into exterior.
place: label: Place used
content: West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Commerce
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Trans Atlantic slave trade
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
label: Classification
content: Coins and Currency
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.37
objectType: label: Type
content: trade beads
label: Type
content: money
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Venetian glass, cotton
label: Dimensions
content: 11 × 7 1/2 × 5/16 in. (27.9 × 19.1 × 0.8 cm)