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. This is one of a number found during diamond mining, near Kono.
Further Information
- Type: Tools, implements
- Object: Bored Stone
- Materials: Stone
- Culture Group: Other
- Dimensions: Unknown
- Production Date: Pre 1965
- Associated Places: Gbendaka swamp, Naiama, Nimi Yema, Sefadu, Kono District
- Associated People: Abu Kodeh
- Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
- Accession Number: SLNM.1965.84.01
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