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| − | [[File:Image3_802462.jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:SC326996.jpg|thumb|Nubian beads<br>MFA# 24.1980]] |
| + | [[File:Image3_802462.jpg|thumb|Egyptian faience bead<br>MFA# 72.2969]] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Small, colorful pieces with a center thread hole that have been used for decoration and jewelry since prehistoric times. Beads are carved from [ | + | Small, colorful pieces with a center thread hole that have been used for decoration and jewelry since prehistoric times. Beads are carved from [[stone]], [[gemstone|gems]], [[pearl|pearls]], [[coral]], [[wood]], [[seashell|shell]], [[bone]], [[tooth|teeth]], [[amber]], and [[ivory]] or cast from [[metal|metals]], [[ceramic]], [[faience]], and [[glass]]. Beads were valued; by the 15th century they were used for currency and trading by explorers, missionaries and native American tribes (wampum). Beadwork was woven or individually stitched by hand until machines were developed in the late 1890s for attaching beads to fabric. |
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[glass bead]]. |
| + | [[File:11.3120-E2068CR-d1.jpg|thumb|Cylindrical beads<br>MFA# 11.3120]] | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
beadwork; wampum | beadwork; wampum | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | M.Carey, "Beadwork" ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996. | + | * M.Carey, "Beadwork" ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996. |
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:27, 2 May 2022
Description
Small, colorful pieces with a center thread hole that have been used for decoration and jewelry since prehistoric times. Beads are carved from Stone, gems, pearls, Coral, Wood, shell, Bone, teeth, Amber, and Ivory or cast from metals, Ceramic, Faience, and Glass. Beads were valued; by the 15th century they were used for currency and trading by explorers, missionaries and native American tribes (wampum). Beadwork was woven or individually stitched by hand until machines were developed in the late 1890s for attaching beads to fabric.
See also Glass bead.
Synonyms and Related Terms
beadwork; wampum
Resources and Citations
- M.Carey, "Beadwork" The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996.
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- A.Lucas, J.R.Harris, Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries, Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 4th edition, 1962
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998