Venetian glass trade beads
date: label: Date
content: 18th to 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Strand of red, white, and blue striped beads strung on cotton string. Beads are round and vary in size. Beads have a hole drilled through center. Some cylindrical shaped beads are found near cotton tie.
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
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
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: 2014.312.24
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: 15 5/8 × 11 1/4 × 1/2 in. (39.7 × 28.6 × 1.3 cm)