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Wendy Red Star's Exhibit Explores Beads' Trade History

3/17/2026

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Wendy Red Star, a multimedia artist from the Crow Indian Reservation, presented 'One Blue Bead' at Sargent’s Daughters in Tribeca, featuring blown-glass trade beads.
She notes that the Dutch Moon Bead was not originally Dutch and became linked to them through trade.
Her process uses archival research, revealing popularity of bead colors such as Bodmer blue.
The exhibit ties historical bead color preferences to the narrative of trade and exchange.

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Story summary

Wendy Red Star, a multimedia artist from the Crow Indian Reservation, presented 'One Blue Bead' at Sargent’s Daughters in Tribeca, featuring blown-glass trade beads.
She notes that the Dutch Moon Bead was not originally Dutch and became linked to them through trade.
Her process uses archival research, revealing popularity of bead colors such as Bodmer blue.
The exhibit ties historical bead color preferences to the narrative of trade and exchange.