Venetian glass trade beads
date: label: Date
content: ca. 16th or 17th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Strand of green Venetian glass trade beads strung on a nylon string. Small green beads of varying round sizes have drilled holes at center. Green beads have slight color variation, with many beads having slight accents of light green and yellow-green.
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: 2014.312.26
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
label: Dimensions
content: 9 × 7 3/4 × 1/4 in. (22.9 × 19.7 × 0.6 cm)