South Dakota
As of January 31st 2013 the South Dakota Trade Bead Permanent Collection looks like this:
A study of cold carving as surface pattering technique on pattered materials, South Dakota Trade Beads are one of the fifty-four state and territory named design groups being developed for the American Trade Bead Permanent Collection, an encyclopedic like study of lampworking slated for completion in July of 2035.
Links
American Trade Bead online store: click here
Search store for all available South Dakota Trade Beads: click here
Collection Notes
Official definition: a study of cold carving as surface pattering technique on pattered materials.
Sister States: North Dakota, also a study of cold carving as patterning technique but on unpatterned materials like all ruby or all cobalt.
Founded: pending
State inspirations: pending
Estimated number of objects in collection: pending
Makers Notes: pending
Object Studies
The following object studies have been identified for South Dakota Trade Beads:

South Dakota Trade Beads – Wire wrap cab, blown bi-cone, Konnie buckle and blown button ended squat bead






