- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Ostrich egg-shell bead, disc shaped with central hole. [MJD 03/08/2010]
- Geographical reference
- Northern Cape Province Frances Baard District Dikgatlong Barkly West Boetsap
- Date / Period
- Archaeological period: Later Stone Age Wilton
- Date collected
- By 1954
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1954
- Materials and processes
- Material Ostrich Eggshell Bird, Process Drilled
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 4 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1954.1.7.27
Search terms: Bead
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