Antique White Padre Glass Trade Beads 1800's

For thousands of years glass beads were traded in early civilizations. Ancient Native American Indians had worn beads for centuries made of antler, bone, copper, shell, stone and wood. The Vikings, Christopher Columbus' party, Spanish Explorers, Jesuit Priests and Lewis and Clark all brought glass beads for trade with the American Indians. Lewis and Clark brought glass beads to the Idaho Territory as trade beads for the American Indians. They threw down blankets and sat cross-legged to trade with the Nez Perce producing bits of cloth and red glass beads. The Nez Perce said that they preferred the blue bead over the red bead. The bead they referred to was called the sky-blue padre because of its light blue color. The Nez Perce said that the padre bead reminded them of a piece of the sky or sky-blue beads. Earlier the Nez Perce had traded the Sky-blue Padres from the Spanish.

Here is a string of antique white padre trade beads. String is over 24" long. A great addition to your collection. Shipping is $2.99. I accept Paypal. I will be glad to answer any questions through email. Thanks for looking!