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Is It a Bead? Take the Quiz.

What, exactly is a bead? Some people would say that it is any small object with a hole in it. At least this is Deborah Zinn's position. I take a functional view: a bead is a small object capable of being strung that fulfills typical bead functions.

Then bead functions have to be listed: adornment of humans, animals and inanimate objects; counting (prayer strands, rosaries); charms (amulets and talismans); social diacritical marks; and a few others.

Things not made as beads can become beads by someone using them that way.
But, there are also bead-like things that were never used as beads and cannot be considered as beads. Test your bead vs. non-bead skills with this little quiz.
Sorry, I am the ultimate judge here; it's a perk of being the webmaster.

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