5 partly worked discs of ostrich eggshell: 2 chipped [.1-.2], 2 chipped and with a hole drilled in the centre [.3-.4], and 1 chipped and drilled but with the hole broken [.5] - part of a set demonstrating the manufacture of ostrich eggshell beads. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/6/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: 5 partly worked discs of ostrich eggshell: 2 chipped [.1-.2], 2 chipped and with a hole drilled in the centre [.3-.4], and 1 chipped and drilled but with the hole broken [.5] - part of a set demonstrating the manufacture of ostrich eggshell beads. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/6/2005]
Geographical reference: Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola; Southern Angola
Person: Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton; Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton; PRM source Powell-Cotton Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1936-1937
Date collected: 1936-1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Ostrich Eggshell Bird, Process Drilled
Dimensions: Diameter: max 8 mm, Diameter: max 10 mm, Diameter: max 8 mm, Diameter: max 9 mm, Diameter: max 8 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.10.3.2.5 Accession number: 1945.10.3.2.1 Accession number: 1945.10.3.2.2 Accession number: 1945.10.3.2.3 Accession number: 1945.10.3.2.4 Other numbers: Powell-Cotton number (36.2216.2)

Search terms: Bead, Technique

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