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Image of Trade bead necklaces, ca. 1850
1971.5263.69a
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Image of Trade bead necklaces, ca. 1850
1971.5263.69b
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Trade bead necklaces, ca. 1850

Strings of beads and dentalium were often used for trade or sale between the Native community and the early European settlers.
ID Number: 1971.5263.69
Date: Circa 1850
Physical Description: 2 Necklace; glass, thread; 57.5 in. Long
Credit: MOHAI, 1971.5263.69
Subjects: Washington Territory, Indigenous Peoples, European American Settlement

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