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GLASS TRADE BEADS FROM AN ELMINA SHIPWRECK: MORE THAN PRETTY TRINKETS

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Date Issued:
2009
Summary:
Despite the increase in West African archaeology over the past several decades, little is known about West African underwater archaeology. This thesis contributes to the new field by analyzing nineteenth-century glass beads found on a shipwreck in Ghanaian waters. The bead assemblage consists mainly of monochrome seed beads. Several analytical approaches helped uncover data about these beads including a descriptive database, comparative and ethnohistorical research, and analysis of spatial patterns and anomalies in the wreck site. The ethnographic and archaeological analysis revealed that part of the bead cargo was likely destined for the historic West African bead industry as raw material for new beads.
Title: GLASS TRADE BEADS FROM AN ELMINA SHIPWRECK: MORE THAN PRETTY TRINKETS.
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Name(s): Hopwood, Lisa Eileen, Author
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2009
Publisher: University of West Florida
Language(s): English
Summary: Despite the increase in West African archaeology over the past several decades, little is known about West African underwater archaeology. This thesis contributes to the new field by analyzing nineteenth-century glass beads found on a shipwreck in Ghanaian waters. The bead assemblage consists mainly of monochrome seed beads. Several analytical approaches helped uncover data about these beads including a descriptive database, comparative and ethnohistorical research, and analysis of spatial patterns and anomalies in the wreck site. The ethnographic and archaeological analysis revealed that part of the bead cargo was likely destined for the historic West African bead industry as raw material for new beads.
Identifier: WFE0000186 (IID), uwf:60858 (fedora)
Note(s): M.A.
Department of Anthropology
Masters
Subject(s): Glass beads, Elmina, Ghana, West Africa, seed beads, archaeology, shipwreck
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/uwf/fd/WFE0000186
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Host Institution: UWF

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