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Beads from the African Burial Ground, New York City

A Preliminary Assessment

Bibliographic Data

ID19427633
AuthorsCheryl Janifer Laroche (corresponding author), Cheryl LaRoche (John Milner Associates)
Year2025
Volume6
Issue1
Pages5-20
Publication date2025-01-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBeads (Ottawa. Online)/Beads (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0843-5499 • E-ISSN: 2469-5580
PublisherUniversity of Oregon Libraries (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7264/e08w9n98
OpenAlexW2269511549
LanguageEN
Citations received22

Excavation of the African Burial Ground in New York City yielded the skeletal remains of more than 400 individuals. This paper is a preliminary discussion of the beads associated with seven of the burials. The in situ bead configurations of three of the internments are distinctive and appear to be indicative of cultural practices of Africans in 18th century New York. The configurations incude necklaces and possibly wristlets, as well as waistbeads. The latter represent the first recorded instance of such use by Africans or African descendants in North America. These objects provide insight into the religious or ritual behavior of the poeple who utilized the buria ground

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