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1954.765.695
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Cobalt blue bead necklace, ca. 1865

Strings of beads and dentalium were often used for trade or sale between the Native community and the early European settlers.
ID Number: 1954.765.695
Date: Circa 1865
Physical Description: 1 Necklace; bead; 21 in.Long
Credit: MOHAI, 1954.765.695. Early American Glass Club
Subjects: Indigenous Peoples, European American Settlement

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