African trade beads : their 10,000-year history /

"This beautiful book documents early-style beads made of cowrie shells, semi-precious stones and clay, and then shows in splendid detail hundreds of beads made of glass and other human-made materials that have been made by Europeans and Africans and traded for the last 600 years in Central and...

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Main Author: Traore, Issa (Author of African trade beads) (Author)
Other Authors: Wilson, Kevin (Translator) (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Buffalo, New York ; Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2024.
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Summary:"This beautiful book documents early-style beads made of cowrie shells, semi-precious stones and clay, and then shows in splendid detail hundreds of beads made of glass and other human-made materials that have been made by Europeans and Africans and traded for the last 600 years in Central and East Africa. Each is identified as to its origin and manufacture and approximate date."--
Item Description:Translation of: Afurikan bizu.
Originally published: Japan : Graphic-sha, 2023.
Physical Description:271 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 271).
ISBN:9780228105008
0228105005