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Artist/Maker
Wendy Red Star
(Apsáalooke, born 1981)
Date2026
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 7 × 7 1/4 in. (7 × 17.8 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, William G. Roehrick '34 Art Acquisition and Preservation Fund
Object number2026.10.2
Not on view
DescriptionFrom the Trade Bead Market Ledger:
Blue Padre beads—often called “Crow beads” in trade accounts—were widely used across North American trade routes from the 18th into the 20th century. Their consistent size, opacity, and color made them a reliable unit of measure. Padre beads are one of the few bead types with documented numeric equivalencies in fur-trade ledgers, especially those of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
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Exhibition History
"Wendy Red Star | One Blue Bead", Sargent's Daughters, March 6-April 18, 2026.
Ozioma Onuzulike
Date: 2023
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Date: 20th century
Medium: Glass beads, metal washers, brass US millitary button, cotton, thread
Object number: 2024.3.7
Date: c. 1870-75
Medium: Leather with dentalium shells and trade beads
Object number: 1984.456