(10) Huron Hudsons Bay Company Trade Beads Chevron Style 4-5 Layer Fur Trade Era For Sale

EACH BUYER GETS 10 BEADSThe most common Chevrons are the blue, red, and white combination. Green and white, or red and white, chevron beads are rare. Father De Smet carried these beads in his work with the Plains and Northwest Indian tribes.October 12, 1492, Columbus recorded in his logbook the natives of San Salvador Island were given red caps and glass beads. This is the earliest written record of glass beads in the Americas. The Spanish explorer Hernando Cortéz landed on the coast of Mexico in the spring of 1519. His ships carried glass beads along with other European trade goods. The Spanish explorers Narváez in 1527 and De Soto in 1539 carried glass beads for trade with the native inhabitants of Florida.Bead prices varied with location, demand, and how bad Indians wanted a particular bead. When trading for beaver pelts, the Hudson’s Bay Company used a standard value based on made beaver…a made beaver was stretched, dried, and ready for shipment. Records from early trading posts show a made beaver was worth: six Hudson’s Bay beads; three light blue Padre (Crow) beads; two larger transparent blue beads. Here is a very nice collection of (10) pre-1800 ancient Indian chevron trade beads. The surface shows a very nice patina with signs of age. Each bead is unique and different. 5 or 6 layers on each. Each buyer receives 10 beads of my choice, I randomly grab 10 and send them, cannot pick and choose at this low price. Not all beads will have blue colors on them, most are red and gray/light blue. A fine collection of artifacts for your collection. My father left these artifacts and many many more items to me and I am passing them along to you. I hope my customers will enjoy their purchase.