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Trade beads such as these have often been used as currency in exchange for goods. These beads were donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1962, but beads similar to these have been used since 1800. The barrel and round shaped glass beads are called Millefiori, an Italian word meaning "thousand flowers."
Date: 1800-1962
Item Number: 314278
Call Number: 62.171
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 314278
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1800-1819
Date - 1854-1860
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Date - 1950s
Date - 1960s - 1960
Date - 1960s - 1961
Date - 1960s - 1962
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Adornment
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Adornment - Bead
People - American Indians
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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