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Not All Beads Are Equal: Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Glass Beads in Classical Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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Lecture Arts Global/Intercultural Humanities Socially Engaged Research

Thu, Apr 10, 2025

4:30 PM – 6 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room 144

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

Details

The talk engages archaeological, material science, historical and ethnographical data to discuss the technology, production, and Chaîne opératoire of glass beads in pre-modern Ile-Ife, southwest Nigeria. The presentation challenges the notion of a single origin of glass technology and argues for the regional development of glass technologies with Ile-Ife emerging as a major centre of production in early sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the transformative impact of glass and glass beads on the social, political, economic and aesthetic fabrics of the society.

Where

Louis A. Simpson International Building, Room 144

Princeton, NJ 08544, United States

Speakers

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Abidemi Babatunde Babalola

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Program in African Studies | View More Events
Co-hosted with: Princeton Institute for International & Regional Studies, Princeton African Humanities Colloquium, Africa World Initiative