Accession No
1959.207 B
Description
String of 19 glass trade beads. Globular orange beads, possibly imitating amber. Two fragments detached but present.
Place
Americas; North America; Arctic; United States of America; Alaska
Period
Source
Doncaster, H. (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1959.207 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Display)
Historic display label found with 1959.207 A-B: 'Old Russian Trading Beads / These beads were manufactured in Bohemia, Austria, expressly for the Russian American Company, and in the early days were used in trading with the native Indians of Alaska.'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1959.207 A-B: 'Two strings of glass trade beads, made in Bohemia for the Russian American Company for trade with the Indians of Alaska. A: dark blue, faceted cylinders. B: amber coloured, spheroidal'
Event Date 1959
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
String of 19 glass trade beads. Globular orange beads, possibly imitating amber. Two fragments detached but present.
Event Date 31/1/2025
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:323826
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