In sixteenth-century continental North America, trade beads (sometimes called aggry and slave beads) were decorative glass beads used as a token money to exchange for goods, services …

There are several entries in the various journals kept by the expedition members about how hard it was to trade for food with any of the beads they carried, except the plain and blue and white …

We carry a large selection of high quality, authentic trade beads. Hundreds of strands in stock, including glass trade beads, antique african trade beads, vintage venetian trade beads, …

The Wandering Bull Shop offers customers an large selection of antique trade beads. Including but not limited to Chevron, Padre, Skunk or Eye Beads, Blue Russian Beads, Vaseline Beads …

Antique and Vintage Trade Beads from over thirty years of collecting.

The Illinois State Museum has thousands of seventeenth and eighteenth century trade beads in its Native American archaeology and anthropology collections.

Crazy Crow Trading Post offers a selection of reproductions of these earliest and most popular glass trade beads, such as chevron beads made initially in Venice. These beads make a nice …

Mar 31, 2016 · The first European explorers and colonists gave Native Americans glass and ceramic beads as gifts and used beads for trade with them. Native Americans had made bone, …

Jul 2, 2024 · Each bead is a piece of history, reflecting the intricate web of trade and cultural exchange that has shaped human civilization. By examining the material, historical context, …

Designs ranged from "watermelon" striped chevrons and Millefiori "thousand flower" beads, to intricately designed lamp-work beads in the 19th Century, yet all had one purpose; …