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Amber-color glass trade beads

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Creation Date:

1800 CE circa

Description:

A string of amber colored glass faceted beads of European manufacture. Possibly made in Czechoslovakia, then sold to a Russian who used them to trade with an Inuit.

Material:

Glass

Medium:

Glass

Technique:

Molding

Decorative Technique:

None

Decorative Motif:

None

Culture:

Native American

Period or Region:

North American

Style Or Location:

Northwest Coast

Group:

Inuit

Country of Origin:

United States

Modern Country Name:

United States

Site:

Alaska

Category:

Currency

Object Type:

Bead, trade

Dimensions:

1.4x1.4x1.45cm largest bead

Whole Or Part:

Whole

Inscription:

None

Date Accessioned:

11/10/1976

Original Information:

Envelope "Alaska, circa 1800 Eskimo Amber brown glass faceted bead money necklace made in Chekoslovakia sold to Russians who used in trade with Eskimo, 78 amber color facet beads, Rasonossen Moseom Ketchikan, 123/3062"

Auction House Information:

Hans M. F. Schulman, Pubilc Coin Auction, Part III, pg. 14, January 25-27, 1971

Provenance:

Howard D. Gibbs

Accession #:

76.1.0076a

Collection:

Madison Art

Record created:

Jan. 1, 1980

Last modified:

Aug. 24, 2010

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