Identifying Beads Used in the 19th-Century Central East Africa Trade
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9360716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karlis Karklins (Parks Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-59 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Beads (Ottawa. Online)/Beads (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0843-5499 • E-ISSN: 2469-5580 |
| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.7264/gj3zne33 |
| OpenAlex | W2381444204 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
A wide variety of glass beads poured into Central East Africa during the second half of the 19th century as explorers, missionaries and others made their way into the uncharted interior. Each kind had a name and value that, much to the chagrin of the travelers and present-day researchers, varied from one region to another. This article synthesizes what historical documentation reveals about some of the more significant beads in the trade with an eye to identifying the actual beads that are represented
Art · Geography · Late 19th century · Period (music · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |