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1968.20.233

Flat shell disc with perforation in the centre and twisted fibre attached [now missing [BS [OPS Move] 16/11/2016]. [FC 12/08/2010]


1968.20.233

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flat shell disc with perforation in the centre and twisted fibre attached [now missing [BS [OPS Move] 16/11/2016]. [FC 12/08/2010]
Geographical reference
[Baragoi]
Cultural groups
Turkana
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1968
Date collected
1968
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1968
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Perforated, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Depth: max 1 mm, Diameter 38 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.233

Search terms: Animalia, Specimen, Bead, Shell