Aggry beads
Aggry beads (also spelled aggri beads or aggrey beads) are a type of decorated glass bead from Ghana, used by West Africans as ornaments in necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry.[1]
Aggry beads are also called Koli, Cori, Kor, Segi, Accori, or Ekeur.[2]
They are often used for medicinal purposes, as it is believed that they have magical powers.[1]
Beads were used for exchange and as a means of payment during trade in Africa. Europeans first collected aggry beads from the West Coast of Africa in the fifteenth century.[1]
Their origin is obscure. Depending on different sources, beads labelled such may be made from glass, coral, or stone, and were typically blue.[2][3] It is possible that the original Aggry beads came from the Phoenicians, who used it as a means of trading along the coasts of Europa, Asia and Africa.[4]
Sometimes millefiori beads are called "Aggrey", but this may be incorrect.
References[]
- ^ a b c Quiggin, A. Hingston (1949). A Survey Of Primitive Money. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. pp. 36–44.
- ^ a b Francis, Jr., Peter. "The Aggrey Bead and it's Namesakes". The Bead Site. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Wiener, Leo (1922). "Aggry Beads". Africa and the Discovery of America. Vol. 2. Philadelphia, PA: Innes & Sons. pp. 237–248.
- ^ Rawlinson, George (1889). Phoenicia. London: T. Fisher Unwin. p. 283.
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