Article Title
First Page
39
ISSN
0843-5499
Last Page
47
Abstract
The unique and memorable design of man-in-the-moon beads has intrigued researchers over the years. These distinctive beads were identified in the 1960s by George Quimby as being chronologically diagnostic of Middle Historic Period sites (1670-1760) in the western Great Lakes region. The present study more clearly defines both the temporal and geographical instances of man-in-the-moon beads while taking into account possible cultural and historical implications. This project has led to the compilation of information regarding many specimens previously unknown to most researchers.
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
Lorenzini, Michele and Karklins, Karlis
(2000).
"Man-in-the-Moon Beads."
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
12: 39-47. Available at:
https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol12/iss1/7
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