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The Frost Trade Bead Collection Gallery

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Foil-wrapped and Iridescent Beads

Indians of the Northern Woodlands occasionally used beads such as those in the rows two and four of the left column to decorate objects, especially those made for the tourist trade.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
Photographed by Gary Andrashko, ISM
ISM Accession #: 1941-0083

Foil-wrapped and Iridescent Beads

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