- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Agate bead. Pearshaped with irregular hand bored holes. Strung onto the same cord with identical beads numbered 1942.13.1088 .1 - .8. [ASh [OPS move] 23/11/2016]
- Cultural groups
- Igbo
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1931
- Date collected
- August 1931
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1942
- Materials and processes
- Material Agate Stone, Material String, Process Strung, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 9 mm, Width: max 9 mm, Length: max 20 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1942.13.1088.4 Other numbers: 120750
Search terms: Bead
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