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Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 1



A Classification System for Glass Beads for the Use of Field Archaeologists,

by Kenneth E. and Martha Ann Kidd

Table 1: Description of Class I Beads (Fig. 5)




5 Colour plate I. (click on image for a PDF version)


TypeBead
Number
SizeGlass Name of
Colour

IaIa1VSopRedwood
SopRedwood
MopRedwood
LopRedwood
Ia2SopBlack
MopBlack
LopBlack
VLopBlack
Ia3MclLt. Gray
Ia4StrOyster White
MtrOyster White
Ia5SopWhite
MopWhite
Ia6SopLt. Ivory
Ia7SopLt. Gold
Ia8StrCitron
Ia9LopBrite Mint Green
Ia10MopSurf Green
Ia11MtrTeal Green
Ia12MclTurquoise
Ia13StrAqua Blue
Ia14MopRobin's Egg Blue
Ia15LtrBrite Blue
Ia16MopShadow Blue
Ia17SclDk. Shadow Blue
Ia18SclUltramarine
MclUltramarine
Ia19SclBrite Navy
MclBrite Navy
Ia20LclDark Navy
Ia21SclRose Wine
Ia22StrDk. Rose Brown





Body
Simple Stripes
TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Number of Stripes and
Name of Colour

IbIb1LopRedwood6 Black
Ib2SopRedwood6 White
Ib3SopBlack3 Redwood
LopBlack3 Redwood
Ib4SopBlack3 White
Ib5LopBlack3 White3 Redwood
Ib6MclLt. Gray6 Ultramarine
Ib7StrOyster White3 Redwood3 Ultramarine
Ib8LtrOyster White6 Redwood6 Ultramarine
Ib9MtrOyster White3 Redwood3 Dk. Palm Green
Ib10SopWhite3 Redwood
Ib11LopWhite6 Redwood
Ib12MopWhite3 Black
Ib13MopPale Blue3 Redwood
Ib14SopLt. Gold3 Dk. Palm Green
Ib15LopLt. Gold3 Dk. Palm Green3 Redwood
Ib16MopAmber6 Redwood6 Black
Ib17SclApple Green3 Redwood
Ib18LclTeal Green8 White
Ib19LtrAqua Blue3 Redwood
Ib20MtrRobin's Egg Blue3 Redwood
Ib21SopShadow Blue6 Redwood
Ib22LclDk. Shadow Blue6 Redwood6 White
Ib23SclBrite Navy3 Redwood
Ib24MtrDk. Rose Brown2 Redwood2 White




Body
Compound Stripes
TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Number of Stripes and
Name of Their Colours

IbbIbb1MopRedwood3 Brite Navyon White
LopRedwood3 Brite Navyon White
Ibb2SopBlack3 Redwoodon White
LopBlack3 Redwoodon White
Ibb3LopWhite4 Lt. Gold (Double)on Maple
Ibb4MopPale Blue3 Whiteon Redwood
Ibb5LopBrite Mint Green4 Lemon Yellowon Scarlet     on White
Ibb6SopAqua Blue3 Redwoodon White




Body
Simple Stripes
TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Number of Stripes and
Name of Their Colour

Ib'Ib'1MopRedwood8 White
Ib'2MopWhite9 Brite Navy (3 groups of 3 fine stripes)
Ib'3MclDk. Shadow Blue3 Redwood3 White
Ib'4MclBrite Navy8 White




Body
Compound Stripes
TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Number of Stripes and
Name of Their Colour

Ibb'Ibb'1MopSurf Green3 Whiteon Redwood


TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Number of Sides

IcIc1MopRedwood4
LopRedwood4
Ic2SclRuby4
Ic3VSclScarlet6
Ic4SopBlack6
Ic5SclLt. Gray5
Ic6VSclOyster White5
SclOyster White5
Ic7VSclLemon Yellow6
Ic8SclAmber5
Ic9VSclApple Green5
SclApple Green5
Ic10VSclTurquoise5
Ic11VStrBrite Blue4
Ic12SclBrite Copen Blue6
MclBrite Copen Blue6
Ic13MclBrite Navy6
Ic14VSclBrite Navy5
Ic15StrDk. Rose Brown4


TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Type of Twist

Ic'Ic'1SopRedwoodLoose Twist
MopRedwoodMedium Twist
LopRedwoodTight Twist
Ic'2MclApple GreenTight Twist
Ic'3MclUltramarineTight Twist




Body
Simple Stripe
TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Number of Stripes and
Name of Their Colour

IdId1MopRedwood8 White (Thin)




Body
Simple Stripes
TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Number of Stripes and
Name of Their Colour
Type of
Twist

Id'Id'1MopRedwood8 White (Thin)Loose Twist


TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour


IeIe1LopRedwood


TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Type of Twist

Ie'Ie'1LopRedwoodMedium Twist
Ie'2MclApple GreenMedium Twist


TypeBead
Number
Size GlassName of
Colour
Number of Sides

IfIf1LopBlack6
If2LclLt. Gray6
If3LclEmerald6
If4SclTurquoise5
If5LclAmethyst6



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