BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers

Article Title

Diakhité: A Study of the Beads from an 18th-19th-Century Burial Site in Senegal, West Africa

Authors

Marie-José Opper
Howard Opper

First Page

5

ISSN

0843-5499

Last Page

20

Abstract

It is the intention of this paper to place the Diakhité beads into a historical and archaeological perspective, and by so doing examine a period in Senegambian history that roughly extends from the 18th century to around the middle of the 19th century. The beads serve as a focal point to describe the trade that brought them from Europe and elsewhere to Senegambia. They also help portray some aspects of the lives of a particular ethnic group which inhabited the Thies area during this period- the Serer Nones.

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Publisher Information

The Society of Bead Researchers is a non-profit scientific-educational corporation founded in 1981 to foster historical, archaeological, and material cultural research on beads and beadwork of all materials and periods, and to expedite the dissemination of the resultant knowledge. Membership is open to all persons involved in the study of beads, as well as those interested in keeping abreast of current trends in bead research.

Repository Citation

Opper, Marie-José and Opper, Howard (1989). "Diakhité: A Study of the Beads from an 18th-19th-Century Burial Site in Senegal, West Africa." BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 1: 5-20. Available at: https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol1/iss1/4