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1972.24.182.3

Tool for making beads. Made from iron and shaped with a tapered, pointed end to bore holes. The other end has been flattened and squared off. Attached to a board alongside 1972.24.182 .1 - .8 [ASh [OPS move] 30/11/2016]


1972.24.182.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tool for making beads. Made from iron and shaped with a tapered, pointed end to bore holes. The other end has been flattened and squared off. Attached to a board alongside 1972.24.182 .1 - .8 [ASh [OPS move] 30/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Oyo Ilorin
Person
Field collector Edward Harland Duckworth
PRM source Edward Harland Duckworth
PRM source R. Haines
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1972
Date collected
By 1972
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1972
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 99 mm, Depth: max 4 mm, Width: max 4 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1972.24.182.3

Search terms: Tool, Bead, Technique