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1934.72.20

Bead made of polychrome ?pottery, decorated with a pattern of red sun shapes within blue diamonds on an ochre background. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 30/6/2005]

1934.72.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bead made of polychrome ?pottery, decorated with a pattern of red sun shapes within blue diamonds on an ochre background. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 30/6/2005]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Accra
Person
Field collector S.G. Hewlett
Field collector Sydney Gerald Hewlett
PRM source S.G. Hewlett
PRM source Sydney Gerald Hewlett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1934
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Glass, Material Pigment, Material Pottery, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 33 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.72.20

Search terms: Bead, Children and Childcare

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