Skip to main content

Aggrey beads

Scope note

Tubular trade beads of West Africa, known from the 15th century, of different and variegated colors though the most highly prized were blue with a greenish translucence. Their manufacture and component material is uncertain.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262804

Broader Terms used

trade beads

Equivalent Terms used

aggrey bead

Created

12yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: aggrey beads" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-42898 Accessed: 2024-05-07 20:50:39

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/terminology/term-42898|title=Terminology definition for: aggrey beads|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-07 20:50:39|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/terminology/term-42898

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...