Talk:Slave beads

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[edit] Name of article

This article should be called by the more general name "trade beads", since they were also often used for non-slavery transactions. 67.188.125.25 20:26, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

I tend to agree. I have worked extensively with glass beads and I have never heard them called "slave beads" before, even though I was aware that that they were, at times, used to trade for slaves. I'm pretty sure they were used as general currency, but I will do a bit of research to make sure. Mutableye 02:56, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Slave beads

Does anyone know what was actually done with the beads while they weren't being used for transactions?

Say, were they kept in pouches like other forms currencies, or used as a status symbol? Were they used for the decoration of slaves?

This needs to be put in the article. --Pvednes 12:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)