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Object Number
63-5-40/7818
Display Title
Card of glass venetian beads of various colors and sizes (a salesman's sample ca
Descriptions
Object Description
Card of glass venetian beads of various colors and sizes (a salesman's sample card?)-marked with African tribal names to whome they were traded) 19th century
Inventory Description
Beads strung on fiber, mounted on paper card, labeled w/ African cultural names
Classification
- Bead
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Italy
Materials
Paper, Fiber, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 41 x 20 x 1 cm (16 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63-5-40/7818
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