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Cobalt blue European glass trade beads by Unknown — VisualArtsDB

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Cobalt blue European glass trade beads

Cobalt blue European glass trade beads

Cobalt blue European glass trade beads

1600

Medium: glass, cotton
Genre: Trade beads
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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businessClothing and dressBeauty cultureslaveryTrans Atlantic slave trade

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Strand of blue glass beads strung on natural fiber. Beads are of various shades of blue and various shapes. Beads are drilled through center. Note attached to string of beads reads, [African American History/European Glass Beads/"Cobalt Blue"/Circa 17th Century].

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