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1972.24.182.6

Six beads. Red stone barrel shaped beads strung onto a length of cotton or yarn. Many are cracked with some surface loss present and polished to a high sheen. Attached to a board alongside 1972.24.182 .1 - .8 [ASh [OPS move] 30/11/2016]


1972.24.182.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Six beads. Red stone barrel shaped beads strung onto a length of cotton or yarn. Many are cracked with some surface loss present and polished to a high sheen. 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 Stone, Material Bead, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Perforated, Process Polished, Process Strung
Dimensions
Length: max 220 mm, Diameter: max 16 mm of a bead
Object numbers
Accession number: 1972.24.182.6

Search terms: Bead, Technique