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Trade Bead Names

People love to name things, including beads. This section is devoted to "named beads." Each record discusses the origin of the names and their applications. The distribution of the beads is also noted. Note: most of these names are American in origin and do not necessarily apply in other places.

"Earliest Use" refers to the first known publication.

"Used by" indicates who uses the term.

The abbreviations for them are:
AC
- American (USA) collectors
AA - American archaeologists
AR - American Rendezvous
EC - English (British) Collectors
TT - Trade Term

Barleycorn
Cornaline d'Aleppo
Cornerless Hexagonal
Crossed Trails
Cut Blues
Dutch/Dogon Donut
Feather Bead
Flush Eye
French Ambassador
French Cross
Ghost
Gooseberry
Green Heart
Hubbell
Hudson's Bay

Jug Beads
Kitty Fisher's Eyes
Lewis and Clark
Mali Wedding Bead
Mulberry
Padre
Pineapple
Russian
Skunk
Tic Tac Toe
Vaseline
Watermelon
White Heart
Yellow Hearts
Zen Bead


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