Bored Stone
A steatite, or soapstone, carinated circular disc, with a hole bored through the middle. Stones such as this are proliferate in Sierra Leone, and thought to be digging weights.
Further Information
- Type: Tools, implements
- Object: Bored Stone
- Materials: Stone
- Culture Group: Mende
- Dimensions: 48mm [T] x 135mm [D]
- Production Date: Pre 1892
- Associated Places: Unknown
- Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
- Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
- Accession Number: BMAG:R3483/66
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