Click on the image below and a new page will open offering larger views a detailed description and purchase information. Trade beads were used to purchase african resources by early europeans.
Prior to the powder glass beads of the 18th 19th century the most common technique was winding a manual process where molten glass was gradually wound around a manvil rod held over a basic furnace.
West african trade beads. Connected to the rest of the world. Trade beads african trade beads refer to beads once used in exchange for goods essentially used as a form of currency from the 12th century. There was an active trade along the west african coast and beads from nigeria or other areas could easily have reached ghana law 1983.
On the triangular trading routes from europe to west africa then onto. Most of the recovered examples were made by firing glass chips or powdered glass techniques analogous to the mode of manufacture still used in ghana. Historically trade beads were used between the 16th and 20th century as a form of currency.
The quality of each handcrafted bead reflects the kenyan culture and the powerful story of kazuri is absolutely inspiring. Medieval west african trade routes revealed in glass beads by theorkneynews on december 7 2021 leave a comment the presence of glass beads in west african archaeological sites provides important evidence of long distance trade between this part of the continent and the rest of the world between the 7th and 13th centuries. This included african slave tradethe beads were integrated in native american jewelry using various beadwork.
Wholesale retail kazuri beads. The results show that international trade linking africa to europe and asia during the development of the large west african state configurations did not stop at the great urban centers located. The long history of trade between africa and europe is reflected in a collection of glass beads held by the victoria and albert va museum.
African trade beads the beads on this page vary in age most greater than 25 years old. Trade beads sometimes called aggry and slave beads were otherwise decorative glass beads used between the 16th and 20th century as a token money to exchange for goods services and slaves hence the name. It is interesting to note that none of the beads analysed had the characteristics typical of the solitary african primary production centre active at the time in nigeria despite the fact that there was internal east west trade.
Also see our large selection of rare fancy trade beads and old stone beads. Kazuri is a member of the world fair trade federation wfto which authenticates fair wages safe working conditions worldwide. Many of the old beads were made in europe and india and transported to west africa initially by arab traders overland from north africa.
From around 500 years ago the european traders in their sailing ships used beads as currency to purchase gold ivory and palm oil etc. These beads were known as trade aggry or even slave beads the museums accessions register records that many of its examples were made for use in the african slave trade.
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