String of amber beads with metal beads
date: label: Date
content: 1800-1968
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: String of large, squarish amber beads with four round, silver metal beads. The beads are arranged in series of five large amber beads with a metal bead in between. On one side, the two series of five large amber beads are separated by two smaller, oval shaped amber beads. On the opposite side, the two series of five large amber beads are separated by two metal beads with one large amber bead in the middle.
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: Collection title
content: William & Mattye Reed Family 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 the Family of William & Mattye Reed
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.182.71
objectType: label: Type
content: 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: amber (fossil resin) and metal on string (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 1 in. (24.1 × 27.3 × 2.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Individual beads): 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (2.2 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm)