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1930.19.73

Stone bead

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1930.19.73

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone bead
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Jharkhand Santhal Pargana Division
Cultural groups
Santal
Person
Field collector Paul Olaf Bodding
PRM source Paul Olaf Bodding
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date
Date collected
By 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1930
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material Agate Stone, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 12 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1930.19.73
Research and responses

Parganas are linked territorial units with a hereditary headmen, made up of groups of villages. [Encyclopaedia Britannica Online] [CF 11/10/2001]

Search terms: Bead, Religion, Medicine, Amulet

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